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Clearance Giddens is an Elvis impersonator called "Black Elvis". He performs sporting a pompadour , sideburns , and bright red jumpsuit. Giddens' Black Elvis act regularly appeared on national TV programs in the 1990s, and he was cast as Black Elvis in the 1992 film Honeymoon in Vegas .
Contrary to popular belief, Elvis impersonators have existed since the mid-1950s, just after Elvis Presley himself began his career. The first known Elvis impersonator was a young man named Carl 'Cheesie' Nelson from Texarkana, Arkansas, who in 1954 built up a local following on WLAC radio with his renditions of "That's All Right, Mama" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky."
When someone mailed poisoned letters to President Barack Obama and others in 2013, investigators quickly zeroed in on a conspiracy-theory addled Elvis Presley impersonator from Tupelo, Miss., as ...
The World's Greatest Elvis was a September 2007 TV talent show hosted by Vernon Kay on BBC One. The programme presented thirty Elvis impersonators to battle it out for best Elvis Presley interpretation. The title was won by Shawn Klush [1] [2] from Pittston, Pennsylvania. [3]
After a long, hot summer day in Oklahoma there's no better way to cool off than sipping on a refreshing glass of lemonade. I decided to mix it up this summer and added a bit of blueberry flair to ...
One of the nation’s top Elvis tribute artist is performing “Elvis: Aloha from Vegas” at the New Theatre and Restaurant in Overland Park.
Robert Washington (born August 16, 1958) is an American Elvis impersonator who has won many Elvis competitions in the United States. Washington is African American, [4] [5] and was the first African American to win the World Champion Elvis Impersonator title.
[6] [7] In November 1978, with his band, The Johnny Charro Review, they were appearing at the Hawaiian Inn's Aloha Lounge with an Elvis-tribute show having appeared since early October that year. [8] [9] Prior to that another Elvis tribute artist, Mr. Fatu was appearing at the lounge. [10] [11]