The Impersonator Library: More than 1,500 books have been published about Elvis. Within the world of Elvis literature a sub-genre is devoted to the impersonator phenomenon, including fiction titles. The publications traverse a broad range of territory from behind-the-scenes narratives to photo-journal compendiums of different impersonators and academic explorations of the phenomenon. Notable publications in the book sub-genre that is Elvis impersonation are:
- All The King's Men, Joe Kelly
- Be Elvis!: A Guide to Impersonating The King (Rick Marino)
- Elvis Lives The Business of Being Elvis (Pamela Thomas-Williams)
- I Am Elvis: A Guide to Elvis Impersonators (Leslie Wells editor)
- The King & I: A Little Gallery of Elvis Impersonators (Karin Pritikin and Kent Barker)
- Impersonating Elvis* (Leslie Rubinowski)
- In Search of The King (Craig Gelfand)
- i, Elvis: Confessions of a Counterfeit King* (William McCranor Henderson)
- Stark Raving Elvis, William McCranor Henderson**
- Biggest Elvis (K. F. Kluge)**
- The Elvis Image (Janice M. Schrantz Cabaj)
- The Elvis Murders (Art Borgeau)**
- Walk A Mile In Their Shoes (June Moore & Melody Sanders)
* serious/academic examinations of the phenomena
** fiction releases
The Impersonator Musical Legacy: Many of the top impersonators release their own CDs that are sold at their concerts or from their websites or fan club headquarters.
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- The Impersonator Websites: Similarly many top impersonators have their own website. They range from one page overviews to more detailed sites with tour dates, music samples and news pages.
This series of articles are reprinted with the kind permission of www.elvisinfonet.com
Andy Stankovich
Elvis The Voice
www.ElvisTheVoice.com
One of the world's great Elvis Presley tribute artists
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