The Elvis Presley Story


The show is a celebration of Elvis’ life and music featuring his former backup singers and band members The Jordanaires, guitarist Scotty Moore, drummer D.J. Fontana and soprano Millie Kirkham.

The Elvis Presley Story starring Ronnie McDowell is a revival of Elvis’ great music, not a note-for-note re-creation of it. There are no Elvis impersonations here…no sideburns, no shades and no jumpsuits. McDowell and company present Elvis’ songs in chronological order, tracing the King’s music as it took him from Memphis to Nashville and then on to New York, Hollywood and Las Vegas. The show includes many of Elvis’ hit songs, including That’s All Right Mama, Blue Moon Of Kentucky, Heartbreak Hotel, Don’t Be Cruel, How Great Thou Art and more.

McDowell’s voice bears an uncanny resemblance to Presley’s and producers of movies have turned to McDowell time and again for his remarkable voice. His ability to sound exactly like the King has been showcased on the soundtracks of the highly rated 1979 Kurt Russell film Elvis, 1981’s TV movie Elvis and the Beauty Queen, the 1988 ABC-TV mini series Elvis and Me, the 1989-90 TV series Elvis Aaron Presley and 1997’s Showtime cable movie Elvis Meets Nixon. Drawing on this rich background, McDowell performs Elvis’ songs with incomparable understanding and authority.

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