Book Updates
Echoes of Elvis Book Update #5
This is just a very quick update on the book. I have a few chapters under my belt, and I’m hoping to make considerable progress in the weeks ahead. Currently hard at work on the chapter that discusses how these great ETAs went from being an Elvis fan to becoming an Elvis Tribute artist. I’ll…
Facebook and the Elvis Tribute Artist World
There are two distinct definitions of the word “Impersonate”. According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, the definitions of “impersonate” are: Definition #1: to intentionally copy another person’s characteristics, such as their behavior, speech, appearance, or expressions, especially to make people laugh Definition #2: to attempt to deceive someone by pretending that you are another person…
Echoes of Elvis Book Update #4
We know it must seem like forever ago that we sent out our third update about Echoes of Elvis: Elvis Tribute Artists and the Fans Who Love Them. Writing a book is a surprisingly lengthy, time-consuming process! Finally, we think we’ve made significant progress in bringing this book to life, and we wanted to tell…
Elvis and the Musical Biopics Moment
The impact of the 2022 Elvis movie on the Elvis fan world We’re in a Hollywood biopic “moment”. In the past few years, the number of biopics that have been released, most of which have enjoyed at least some popular success, is staggering. And many of the most popular of these have told the story of…
The Importance of Competitions in the Elvis Tribute Artist World
One of the unique things about the Elvis Tribute Artist (ETA) world is the ubiquity and importance of competitions. No other community of tribute artists or tribute bands has generated anywhere near the number of local, regional, national and worldwide competitions as the “ETA World”. There are two important worldwide ETA competitions — the Ultimate Elvis Tribute…
Re-Discovering Elvis
It was February, 1964. I was 8 years old. And I had been tossed unceremoniously into the master bedroom in my grandmother’s house to watch Ed Sullivan. My family made sure the bedroom door was closed, because they knew I was going to start screaming at… The Beatles. When Paul smiled into the camera and…
