#Elvis Tribute Artists

[kawaiiwitchy]

Having a tribute experience was so overwhelming and special! You watch him perform, flirt, shimmy, belt, laugh, sweat, and are served with the reminder that you’ll never witness that in person. But with the tribute artists, especially those who are truly dedicated, you get a little closer to what that in person experience was like. I was so starry eyed and flustered, i did not know what to do with myself but stare in amazement, and look away when I became overwhelmed. My cheeks hurt from smiling. I see now why the tribute artists are passionate about keeping his presence alive, and I have so much respect for them! ❤️✨

[elvismentions]

Hawaii Five-0 S05EP21

[polksaladava]

ooooh juicy question! full disclosure, i’ve never seen an ETA in person, but i have many thoughts!

firstly, do i think EPE coined the term ‘ETA’ for financial reasons? absolutely. that being said, i actually like having a distinction between ETAs and impersonators because i think there is a huge difference in intention between the two groups. when i think of ETAs, i think of people like dean z and shawn klush. these guys put a lot of time and effort (and money) into their work and so many of them are so talented!! to me, it feels in the same vein as the elvis movie - we loved the movie because austin butler put so much energy into really embodying the spirit and charisma of elvis. ETAs are doing the same thing in a different way. of course there are going to be bad apples in the bunch, but in general, i think ETAs who are serious about it are trying their best to honor his art and his legacy, and they care about the fans because at heart, they are fans themselves.

in contrast, when i think of impersonators, i think of the people on the streets of vegas wearing costumes they bought at spirit halloween. they’re going into it with the intention to make fun of him to get a laugh or money or whatever. they don’t see elvis as an artist or even a human really - they see him as a caricature. they’re not doing an imitation, they’re creating a parody. and that’s a big difference.

aaaaanyway that’s just my two cents! 🫶🏻 i would love to see an ETA one day!!

I’m curious about everyone’s opinion here. I’ve seen people talking about the ETA’s lately. Especially the whole ETA thing at Graceland and this past Elvis week. I guess some people don’t like them? A lot of people think that they focus too much on the ETA’s at Graceland.

Then I saw someone post a video clip of someone saying ETA’s were never a thing, they were just impersonators. They think EPE saw that and decided to come up with the term ETA and make money off of it. Which that’s possible. I mean I’m sure those shows alone make them tons of money. It costs enough.

I don’t really have any feelings about ETA’s because I’ve never actually seen one or experienced it. I would like to just to see what the hype is about and just the experience. But I’m curious how everyone else feels about them?

[parchmentknight]

reason for my languishing: this sketch of this mf, which took 5 FUCKING HOURS for me to actually like enough. i apparently cannot anatomy, despite having done an actual anatomy class. dont get me wrong i love the king but he busts it down so hard that my brain cannot comprehend his skeletal structure. ill finish this drawing sometime soon maybe

slay

[illtakeyouhomeagain]

I just got back to France, it's been two days since I saw Ben Portsmouth's concert, I still can't believe it.. I got a scarf and a little handshake, this guy is amazing ⚡️🥹

[earthbaby-angelboy]

ladies and gentlemen, after some tears and managing to pull myself together, i have an exciting announcement!!

january 30 is my 17th birthday, so it only seemed fitting that i do something elvis-related to celebrate it! the opportunity presented itself, so i took it. without further ado…

i saw ryan pelton and shawn klush in concert, front row. 🥹

i got a teddy bear from ryan, and a scarf from shawn; i also got ryan’s tie, which is something he never usually gives out so i was over the moon about that!

me and my ma stayed at the hard rock in atlantic city, so we also saw elvis’ rolls royce phantom V and his adonis suit worn for the live at madison square garden album.

they also had a green shirt he wore in the 60s, and his light blue silk pajamas!

seeing (and doing) all of this was beyond anything i’ve experienced. seeing ryan really had the 50s vibe, that feral excitement and joy! while seeing shawn was more mellow and calm. during both of their performances, i closed my eyes for a few seconds and was able to hear elvis’ voice, and feel his energy, come through them.

they do truly do him some justice.

i also brought my 35mm camera with me, but those need to get developed, so more photos are soon to come!!

-with a full heart, cicilia xx

@kiankiwi @arianatheangel-girl @mooodyblue @hooked-on-elvis @lookingforrainbows @alienelvisobsession

[joelewiselvis-blog]

[septembersghost]

was looking at presley's insta and the first thing i clicked on was this:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Csr9vaGJmmy/?igshid=YmM0MjE2YWMzOA==

the first lyrics r so elvis inspired i love it sm!!

ahhhh i love this! it never ever stops astonishing me how powerful his presence continues to be in music and as an inspiration to other artists, it's such a vibrant way to keep love for him alive. 💖

[headfullofpresley]

hi im a lil drunk but tonight was funnnn!

[kaiistheguy]

My favorite genre of man: ETA

Guuuyyysss meet my best friend

I've known him and his band for 2 years now, and Dan here has taught me everything I know (well, almost everything)

[matthigle]

Matt Higle - A Seasoned Ordained Minister

Matt Higle, a seasoned ordained minister, has been preaching, teaching, and administering the church for over 30 years.

[nightclub-2000s]

Sexy and Freaky Ken Tonite

[presleypictures]

Picture on the left is an ETA. ☻

Elvis looking devine

[allwaswell16]

A fic rec of One Direction fics that are hidden gems - amazing fics that I LOVE that have been a bit overlooked and have under 100 kudos as of the time I made the rec and as requested in an ask that Tumblr has eaten. You can find a similar rec with hidden gems under 200 kudos here. You can find all my other recs here. If you enjoy the fics, please leave kudos and comments for the writers! Happy reading!

- Louis/Harry -

💎 ghost of you by beckywritesthings / @beckydoesthings

(E, 109k, Star Wars au) a Star Wars AU where Harry is Obi-Wan, Louis is Satine, and somehow there’s a love story between the cracks where there shouldn’t be.

💎 That Smile and That Midnight Laugh by yeah_alright / @uhoh-but-yeah-alright

(T, 50k, girl direction) A Ferris Bueller's Day Off AU that picks up right where the movie leaves off, and imagines what might happen if Ferris' girlfriend and sister become friends. And maybe something more, too.

💎 through walls of trees by @ineverateakiwi

(T, 41k, fantasy) Elesdon is a country divided into five kingdoms and had long been considered peaceful. After a coup in the heart of the country, Lady Sulia ascended to the throne and imprisoned the four courts, stripping them of their powers. With the exception of King Louis Tomlinson, who submitted to her favors.

💎 The Things We Know To Be Wild by harryanthus_annuus / @harryanthus-annuus

(M, 39k, dragons) Louis is a London zoologist sent by the University of Highlands and Islands to assess the safety of the island of Eroda as part of the Wonder Seekers Project for sustainable tourism.

💎 But I know you by Thingssicant / @slowlyseducedbycurls

(NR, 26k, space) Harry is a journalist, Louis is an astronaut, but it's way more complicated than that

💎 Room For One More Troubled Soul by patdkitten / @babyarcanacasey

(M, 25k, supernatural) Louis Tomlinson is the chief medical examiner of the Centre for the Law Enforcement of Supernatural Beings - more commonly referred to as simply "The Centre".

💎 'tis the damn season by YesIsAWorld / @louandhazaf

(E, 22k, girl direction) Harry returns to her small hometown over the holiday season and starts to think about the road not taken.

💎 they say looks can kill (and i might try) by LiveLaughLoveLarry / @loveislarryislove

(M, 18k, superhero au) Now he walks those same streets as Rogue, a vigilante who makes his own justice - and he's making damn sure that justice is coming for CowellCorp too.

💎 In the Strangest of Ways by SunTomato / @sun-tomato

(NR, 17k, ghost au) when the haunting sounds of a melancholy piano piece accompanied by the vague shadow of a beautiful male figure appear, Louis is determined to find out who this beautiful man was and what happened to him…

💎 Ace Drag Queen Louis (series) by @musketrois

(NR, 16k, makeup artist Louis) Louis is a drag queen and Harry is the photographer that wants to be more than friends.

💎 All Shook Up by @littleroverlouis

(T, 9k, rivals) Memphis, Tennessee is looking to crown the Ultimate Elvis Tribute artist. A majority of the contestants are content to shake their hips on stage, but singer-songwriter Harry is taking it more seriously.

💎 defying stars by localopa / @voulezloux

(T, 9k, high school) the marching band au only one person (and that was me) asked for.

💎 The Bandits of Sherwood Forest by foreverfanficaddict / @chaotic-bells

(T, 8k, fairy tale) A Robin Hood AU

💎 Come All Ye by @justanothershadeofblue

(E, 6k, hippies) It's the summer of 1971, and Louis just wants to get out of town for a minute or a day. When his buddy Zayn says they should head down south and check out this radical new music festival

💎 Close Our Eyes (Pretend We're Miles Away) by @haztobegood

(E, 5k, Thelma & Louis au) Just forty eight hours ago, Harry never would have robbed a bank. Hell, she barely would have touched the gun she’d used in the robbery, let alone wave it around to threaten anyone.

💎 Call Me Yours by @maggieisalarrie

(T, 5k, high school) A story about love and lust with some miscommunication and, of course, a happy ending. 

💎 maybe come September by Lake / @alakeeffectgirl

(G, 3k, animal shifter) Louis is a shark, sometimes.

💎 Fingertips Putting on a Show by cherrylarry / @beelou

(E, 2k, girl direction) Harry just wants a relaxing self love session in the bathtub when she gets interrupted by a knock on her door.

💎 Gaydar Lessons by @homosociallyyours

(G, 1k, girl direction) While standing around after softball practice for the company's women's softball team, Harry gets caught (and caught up) in staring at Louis as she eats a ripe, juicy peach. If only she could be certain that Louis was into women.

💎 Are We In the Clear by asphodelknox / @iamasphodelknox

(M, 1k, historical) Louis and Harry meet across a crowded court at a time when falling in love would mean their destruction. With help from a friend, they run for their freedom.

- Rare Pairs -

💎 For Evermore by Layne Faire / @laynefaire

(T, 17k, Zayn/Liam) A Beauty and the Beast AU in which Liam is the Beast, trapped in a world suspended in time, and Zayn is the only one willing to look past the facade of enchantment to find the humanity of the man hidden within.

💎 I Can Only Hold You by @lululawrence

(NR, 8k, Louis/Jordan North) When Louis learns Jordan is close to falling into depri, he rushes over to help. What follows is so much more than either of them planned for.

💎 One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor by @kingsofeverything

(E, 3k, Niall/Maggie Rogers) Niall and Maggie come up with a way to get revenge on her annoying neighbors.

[hooked-on-elvis]

[BEHIND THE RECORD - Elvis onstage from 1969 to 1977] "I Can't Stop Loving You"

Written by country singer Don Gibson, who first recorded it in 1957, RCA Victor released "I Can't Stop Loving You" in 1958, and it became a country hit single. The song was covered by many artists over the years, most notable one being Ray Charles, in 1962, due to how he turned the tune into a No. 1 single on the Billboard chart.

Elvis Presley performed the song in many iconic concerts of his career - from 1969 into the 70s.

The first time Elvis Presley was recorded singing "I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU" was during one of the American Sound Studio sessions, on February 1969. It wasn't an official recording tho. A jam version of the tune was recorded while EP was warming up with his musicians so they could cut the songs that would be released in his LPs for the times following — "From Elvis In Memphis" being the album this recording session was intending to create at first.

Not long after this recording session, "I Can't Stop Loving You" was worked up as a number to Elvis' concerts. Rearranged, the song gained a more dramatic tone than we can listen to from how it originally sounded in Elvis' voice at the recording taped at the American Sound Studio previously, so from this moment on Elvis would perform the tune in quite a few iconic concerts of the latter era of his career, the very start being during his comeback to live performances on July/August 1969, onstage at the International Hotel's showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Soundboard audios with "I Can't Stop Loving You" recorded during his concerts, including in 1969, were released on some his live albums throughout the years, such as "FROM MEMPHIS TO VEGAS (IN PERSON)" [recorded in 1969], "ELVIS AS RECORDED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN" (recorded in 1972) and "ELVIS: RECORDED LIVE ON STAGE IN MEMPHIS" (recorded in 1974).

Live performances of Elvis singing the song were also officially taped, and they are very known to the fans for obvious reasons because they are part of some of the most notable moments of Elvis' history as a performer.

First official taping of EP performing "I Can't Stop Loving You" live took place during one of his engagement seasons at the International Hotel on August, 1970, as released on "Elvis: That's The Way It Is" documentary, then again on April 1972, filmed for "Elvis On Tour" documentary, and not long after that another performance of this tune was filmed during the "Aloha From Hawaii via Satellite" concert, on January 1973.

BUT, BEFORE WE CAN GO TO THOSE FOOTAGES, HAVE YOU LISTENED TO THE JAM VERSION RECORDED IN STUDIO IN 1969?

— NOTE FROM AUTHOR I love sharing Elvis' performances of the same song over the years, but what I would really love you to listen to now is the 1969 jam version of the song we're talking about, for it sounds so different from the live performances the fans are already very familiar with. I didn't knew about this recording until a few days ago and I loved it so much that this track is the reason why I needed to talk about this song. You will read about the moment EP was recording this song soon after.

Elvis Presley in the waiting room of the American Sound Studio, early 1969.

▼ FEBRUARY, 1969: "I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU", RECORDED AT THE AMERICAN SOUND STUDIO, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

Song starts at 0:35

Album: American Sound 1969 (2019)

It was an American Studio tradition: paying tribute to the chief with a rendition of “This Time,” a Chips Moman-penned hit for Troy Shondell in 1961. Elvis had heard about the rite, and he serenaded his producer at the start of the February session with the few lines that he knew, segueing into Don Gibson’s “It’s My Way,” a song he had asked Freddy to check out the year before. Plunking along on his acoustic guitar, laughing at his own mistakes but singing his heart out, he drew the band into another Don Gibson number, “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” which he would transform into a dramatic show-stopper six month later in Las Vegas. Excerpt from "Elvis Presley: A Life In Music" by Ernst Jorgensen and Peter Guralnick.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

— NOTE FROM AUTHOR COOL, ISN'T IT? 😍 Have you heard the 1969 jam session version before? Don't know about you but I just can't stop loving it. So, now let's hear how that baby sound onstage.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

[FOOTAGE]

LIVE PERFORMANCES OVER THE YEARS

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

REHEARSAL ▼

July, 1970.

LIVE ONSTAGE ▼

"Elvis: That's The Way It Is" (August 1970) "Elvis On Tour" (April 1972)

"Aloha From Hawaii via Satellite" (January 14, 1973)

RECORDED LIVE ▼

Live at Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, TX (April 18, 1972)

Live at Madison Square Garden (June 10, 1972)

High Sierra Theatre at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Nevada (May 13, 1973)

Live at Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN - March 1974

Song starts at 0:38:

I can never get enough of how Elvis' history is so amazing. ♥

What are your thoughts about the jam version of "I Can't Stop Loving You" by EP? I'd love to hear from you.

By the way, do you like this track-to-track-history posts? I've written some so far but I have some others I'd like to share too. If you have any requests, any Elvis Presley songs you'd like to know more about the recording sessions or comparisons of the times a same tune was performed live by Elvis over the years, feel free to hit me with it. I sure will have great fun researching it for you.

[kawaiiwitchy]

Vegas Reflections ❤️

Things I really enjoyed:

There’s Elvis stuff, history, and tribute artists literally everywhere!

I can’t wait to come back and stay at the Westgate, and there’s a tram from the hotel that will take you to the strip so you may not need a car!

There are weddings literally all day, everywhere, so you just see all these dressed up happy people all over lol. A lot of the chapels had Elvis themes too!

Some tips:

Vegas is very overwhelming, crowded, and loud so be prepared. Have your ear plugs, and prepare for a lot of traffic and crowds within your schedule!

If you’re not used to a dry desert climate, make sure you drink lots of water and bring your lotion!

The wind! There may be some super high wind days, so that may impact your plans.

Have cash because tipping is constant!

Check the event calendar for the city before you book your trip. This weekend there was a rock festival, and they were preparing for an upcoming Formula 1 race that literally goes through the city itself, so the roads were all sorts of fucked up. Vegas always has stuff I’m sure, but those events will impact you.

We didn’t get to tour Elvis’s dressing room at the Westgate, but they do have events where that’s included, so make sure to check their website for that type of event! I believe they have the Vegas Elvis Fest there annually, so that’s another event to add to the bucket list!

I imagine there’s an Elvis related spots list for Vegas somewhere online that I need to find. The chapel from Viva Las Vegas is very close to the famous welcome sign!