Elvis and his music live because of Elvis tribute artist like Andy King (Andreas Stolzenthaler) from Sulzfeld Germany and Moses Snow, a local Fort Worth Elvis tribute artist.
“Elvis on My Mind” starring Andy King, Moses Snow and Shake Rattle & Roll opens its U.S. and European tour in Tyler at the Liberty Hall Friday, May 17. The tour continues to the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Seven Points May 18 and finishes its Texas tour at the Plaza Theatre May 19 in Garland. In August, Decatur’s own Moses Snow and East Texas’ own Shake Rattle & Roll will travel to Europe to join King & the Memphis Riders for two shows in Switzerland and five shows in Germany. They have also been invited to perform at the 18th European Elvis Festival Aug. 16-18 in Bad Nauheim Germany!
King’s authentic voice thrilled audiences all over Europe and the United States. When you close your eyes and listen to Andy’s voice, you’ll be convinced the real King, Elvis Presley is onstage. King, who has been in the ETA World for 15 years, is accompanied by his band of six years, The Memphis Riders. The band is one of the leading Elvis show bands in Europe. Steffen Andres (bass), Jürgen Herb (drums), Richard Wagner (guitar) and Frank Söhner (piano) complement King’s performance. In 2017, King and the band were honored with the trade media award Germany’s “Artist of the Year 2017,” not ETA but artist selected from all artists in Germany. In January he was awarded “The Spirit of Elvis Award’ at the European Elvis Championship in the UK.
“Elvis on my Mind” takes you on a journey through all of Elvis’ genres. Moses Snow, the fastest rising 15-year-old ETA of the year, starts your journey in the 50s with hits like “Hound Dog,” “Blue Suede Shoes” and 60s movie hits like “Jailhouse Rock” and “Love Me Tender.” Moses was the winner of Florida’s Elvis Extravaganza in West Palm Beach in January, Memphis’ Image of the King (nonpro division) in August 2018 and winner of the Oklahoma State Fair Elvis Extravaganza in September 2018.
King opens his set with the true-to-the-original Las Vegas show based on Elvis Presley’s album “On Stage” and the documentary “Elvis – That’s the Way It Is.” The show describes the return of Elvis Presley to live concerts after spending most of the 60s in his film career. The 1970 show included songs that were not associated with Elvis at the time such as “Yesterday” (The Beatles), “Runaway” (Del Shannon), “Polk Salad Annie” (Tony Joe White) and “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (Simon & Garfunkel). In addition to the usual hits, there is a selection of classics and unknown, yet typical Elvis songs, including various genres.
Shake Rattle & Roll, a nationally recognized 50s & 60s tribute group, kicks off the show with their high energy tunes. The Las Vegas Doo-Wop winners will take you on a ride of your lives with their toe-tappin’ mix of rock and roll, comedy and rockin’ tunes.
“Elvis on My Mind” will have you leaving with ‘Elvis on your mind’ and in your heart.