29 - AN ELVIS GOSPEL CHRISTMAS at The Excelsior Bay Theater at 7:00 p.m. 26 - AN ELVIS GOSPEL CHRISTMAS and A GRAND OLE OPRY CHRISTMAS at LeMusique Room in St. 16 - A GRAND OLE OPRY CHRISTMAS at Chart House Live at Brianno's Chart House in Lakeville at 7:00 p.m. 15 - AN ELVIS GOSPEL CHRISTMAS at THE MABEL TAINTER CENTER in Menomonie, WI at 7:00 p.m. 12 - To Be Announced at Chart House Live at Brianno's Chart House in Lakeville at 7:00 p.m. 9 - THE ALBUM SERIES featuring the complete performance of Elton John's Double Album Masterpiece GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD at ON STAGE AT THE FREIGHT HOUSE at The Freight House in Stillwater at 7:00 p.m. 5 - SILK AND SOUL / The Songs of Boz Scaggs at ON STAGE AT THE FREIGHT HOUSE at The Freight House in Stillwater at 7:00 p.m. 4 - FROM BARRY / The Perfect Pop Songs of Barry Gibb and The Bee Gees at Immaculate Conception Church in NE Mpls at 7:00 p.m. Nov 3 - VINTAGE VEGAS featuring Mick Sterling and Cate Fierro at Crooners 7:30PM 21 - BEAUTIFUL VISION - The Essential Songs of Van Morrison at Chart House Live at Brianno's Chart House in Lakeville at 7:00 p.m. 15th - Mick Sterling Band (A collection of many shows) at Charlie's on Prior in Prior Lake at 7:00 p.m 14 - E STREET SHUFFLE / DETROIT MUSCLE - The Songs of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band at Chart House Live at Brianno's Chart House in Lakeville at 7:00 p.m. Sept 10 - FEELIN' ALRIGHT / A Night of Joe Cocker at The Fireside at The Chanhassen Dinner Theaters at 7:00 p.m. 9 - SILK AND SOUL / The Songs of Boz Scaggs at RAMSEY RHYTHMFEST at HAPPY DAYS in Ramsey at 6:30 p.m. 7 - EAT A FEAT / The Magnificent Songs of The Allman Brothers and Little Feat at Bayfront Park in Duluth at 8:30 p.m. 3 - SPRINGSTEEN with Strings at The Belvedere at Crooner's at 8:00 p.m 2 - A BILLY JOEL STATE OF MIND / The Songs of Billy Joel at The Belvedere at Crooners at 8:00 p.m. 1 - SILK AND SOUL / The Songs of Boz Scaggs at The Belvedere at Crooner's at 8:00 p.m. In 1967, Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu in a ceremony at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas.Sept. He famously bombed in his Vegas debut at the New Frontier in 1956, his signature style too provocative for middle-class crowds more accustomed to crooners.ĭespite his lukewarm reception, he remained a regular visitor to the city, filming Viva Las Vegas there in 1963. Since then, Elvis impersonators have married countless couples in Las Vegas, adding to the legend surrounding the artist known as the King of Rock and Roll.īut even before that, Elvis and the city of Las Vegas had a long and colourful association. The first Elvis-themed wedding chapel in Las Vegas appeared in 1977, when Gretna Green Wedding Chapel changed its name to Graceland Wedding Chapel to mark Presley's death. They want to make sure Elvis is shown in a positive light." Viva Las Vegas "I think Elvis Presley Enterprises wants that as well. "We try to give them the best Elvis we can provide them," says Collins. He says if he's unavailable, there are "three or four" fellow Elvis impersonators in town who he's happy to take his place. "We take a lot of pride in our Elvis weddings here," says Collins, who won the Las Vegas Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest in 2013. However, the legal scare has not stopped Elvis ministers officiating Las Vegas weddings. In June, Authentic Brands Group, which controls Elvis Presley's name and image, sent cease-and-desist letters to some Las Vegas wedding chapels using the singer's likeness. "For that very reason, during the hottest months of the year, usually I will wear something a bit different … like the Golden Age jacket, and the black slacks and the turned-up white collar." The classic Elvis jumpsuit is "not as comfortable to wear as you might think – they're quite hot," says Collins. Collins sources his outfits from B&K Enterprises, the company that supplied Elvis Presley's costumes and personal wardrobe from 1968 until his death in 1977. "I'll perform their ceremony, and then I will sing a song again at the end when they walk back down the aisle, and we celebrate together with the couple."Īn authentic Elvis impersonator needs to look the part. "Normally, I'll sing a song as the bride walks down the aisle," Collins tells ABC RN's Return Ticket. Today, he serves as a minister at Las Vegas Elvis Wedding Chapel, where his day job is to impersonate his idol. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Chad Collins has been performing the King's back catalogue since he was five years old.
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