mercredi 2 octobre 2013

The Garb Of An Elvis Impersonator Is A White Jumpsuit With Rhinestone Trim

By Angel Dudley


You can see an Elvis impersonator at many venues in Memphis Tennessee. Born in Tupelo Mississippi, Elvis bought a mansion in Memphis for his mother and father to live in and enjoy. There have been rumors of his ghost being sighted walking through the rooms late at night. Other fans claim to see his ghost walking the grounds and especially around the gates that open to those grounds.

There are black wrought iron gates that that are decorated with musical notes. He was known to walk down to those gates and visit with tourists. He came from very poor beginnings and appreciated his fans. Mourners gather there every year on the anniversary of his death. He was only 42 when he passed away.

His popularity lives on through a hundred and one impersonators in Memphis and all around the country. Las Vegas has so many. In one episode of the television show, The Golden Girls, a dozen of them appeared at a wedding. There have been movies in which a group of imitators, called the Flying Elvises, all garbed in white jumpsuits, sky dived out of an airplane to land in Las Vegas.

There are all kinds of jobs available for these imitators. The first was a 16 year old boy named Jim Smith. At an Elvis concert in Memphis he regularly jumped onto the stage and did an impersonation. He did not sing, just looked like the king and danced like him as well.

During, the Kings lifetime, many impersonators started imitating him. After his death, there were tribute concerts featuring one or more lookalikes singing his songs. He is an icon who will never be forgotten. After all, imitation is the finest sort of flattery. A hotel in Memphis is a tribute to him, it is named the Heartbreak Hotel.

An actor on the hit television series, Taxi, had a regular character, Andy Kaufman do an Elvis impersonation. At first he was terrible at it. But he became an impressive impersonator over the course of the series.

There is a little joke that makes the rounds from time to time. Presley once entered an Elvis look-alike contest held in a Memphis restaurant. The newspaper article that started it all, published the news that he came in third. It was a funny joke, however, some people took it to be the truth.

Hound Dog and Don't be Cruel were two of his earliest hit records. One song, done by another artist is Walking in Memphis. It tells the story of someone visiting the city and seeing the streets where Elvis walked. It tells of seeing his ghost late one night.

Many of the really good impersonators make a living at doing his act. They appear on stage or make personal appearances for a fee. The tribute artists put on concerts attracting crowds.

The impersonators are so prolifick that it is considered a separate branch of the entertainment industry. Contests to judge the Elvis impersonator are held routinely. In addition to his admirers there are comedians who take an act on the road performing a parody based on him and his life.




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