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Elvis Presley Tribute live music show, 70th anniversary of the Legend of the King
Elvis Presley Tribute Party celebrates 70th anniversary of the events in July 1954 that turned a shy boy into the King, with All Star group of 11 musicians and singers, benefiting Blue Bear School of Music.
Sunday, July 28, 8pm, at Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St, San Francisco.
Musicians: Hank Maninger and Nashville Honeymoon, including Lynne Maes, Joe Kyle Jr., Leor Beary, and augmented by guest Marc Capelle on keyboards. This year’s lineup of amazing guest performers is: the HowellDevine blues band (Joshua Howell, Pete Devine, and the aforementioned Joe Kyle Jr.), versatile soulful rocking vocalist Lydia Walker, former punk rocker turned honky-tonker Johnny Dilks, world famous drag king Leigh Crow as Elvis Herselvis, and rock journalist Ben Fong-Torres.
Elvis Presley first recording was with Scotty Moore and Bill Black on July 5, 1954, that produced "That's All Right” (and 2 days later, "Blue Moon of Kentucky”), released together as a single on July 19; and the breakthrough performance a few weeks later on July 30 at the Overton Park Shell in Memphis, when he drove the crowd wild with a few shakes and twitches - some call this the first rock and roll concert.
DJ Bear spins early rock before the live music and during intermission. After the live performances, Bear transitions to a later evening pop music dance party (no cover charge.)
The San Francisco Elvis Presley Tribute events have been presented since 2017 by Steve Indig aka DJ Shindog. Indig has been producer/promoter/DJ for the nightclub party New Wave City for more than 3 decades. Since 2010, Indig has also presented San Francisco’s Elvis Bowie Birthday Bash, an annual event that celebrates the shared January 8 birth date of both Elvis Presley and David Bowie. The previous SF Elvis Presley parties celebrated the 40th anniversary of the King’s passing, the 50th anniversary of the legendary 1968 Comeback TV Special, the 50th Anniversary of the King’s return to Las Vegas concerts, and the release of Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” movie.
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