I’M A LIFELONG ELVIS FAN BUT NEVER DREAMED I’D BE ON STAGE PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE KING. IT ALL REALLY STARTED ABOUT 6 YEARS AGO WHEN I PERFORMED AN ELVIS SONG AT OUR FAMILY CHRISTMAS PARTY. “RETURN TO SENDER” BECAME “RETURN THIS BLENDER” A COMICAL SONG ABOUT A BLENDER I BOUGHT BUT HAD TO RETURN BECAUSE IT DID NOT WORK. WELL, IT WAS A BIG HIT SO EVERY YEAR THE FAMILY WANTED “ELVIS” BACK AT THE CHRISTMAS PARTY. ONE SONG TURNED INTO SEVERAL AND EVENTUALLY A CONCERT FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. RESPONSE WAS GREAT AND ONCE I STARTED GETTING CALLS FOR BOOKINGS I WAS HOOKED. THE REST, AS THEY SAY, IS HISTORY. I’M NOT ELVIS AND NEVER PRETEND TO BE. I DO HAVE A TREMDOUS RESPECT FOR THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC AND HIS IMPACT ON THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOREVER. IT’S AN HONOR AND PRIVILIDGE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO ELVIS AND I MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO STAY TRUE TO THE STYLE AND SOUND OF THE KING. CLIENTS HAVE EXTREMELY HIGH EXPECTATIONS WHEN HIRING “ELVIS” AND I STRIVE TO ALWAYS MEET THAT EXPECTATION, AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE, HAVE NEVER LET A CLIENT DOWN.
I’M A BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN, SAVED BY GRACE, AND HEAVEN BOUND. I PAY TRIBUTE TO THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL, BUT SERVE A RISEN KING, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. BEING ELVIS OPENS DOORS THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE CLOSED, AND ALLOWS ME TO SHARE MY FAITH THROUGH WITNESS AND SONG. ELVIS LOVED DOING GOSPEL MUSIC ABOVE ALL ELSE . I CONSIDER IT A MINISTRY TO SHARE MY FAITH THROUGH ALL THE WONDERFUL ELVIS GOSPEL SONGS. I PERFORM MANY “ALL GOSPEL SETS” AND DOING SO ALLOWS ME TO NOT ONLY SING, BUT TO “SHARE MY HEART” WITH OTHERS. COLLOSSIANS 3:23 TELLS US : WHATEVFER YOU DO, DO IT HEARTILY AS UNTO THE LORD.” AND I TRY TO APPLY THIS WORD TO MY LIFE AS ELVIS.
DONNIE PERFORMS SOLO WITH BACKING TRACKS . AT THIS POINT HE HAS CHOSEN NOT TO HAVE A LIVE BAND IN ORDER TO OFFER A MORE AFFORDABLE PERFORMANCE FOR SMALLER GROUPS ALTHOUGH HE PERFORMS FOR ANY SIZE GROUP. MANY BRITHDAY OR ANNIVERSARY PARTIES OF SAY 50 PEOPLE, CAN NOT AFFORD THE COST OF A PERFORMANCE WITH A LIVE BAND. SOME OF THE MOST MEMORABLE EVENTS HAVE BEEN PARTIES OF FIFTY TO 100 PEOPLE DUE TO THE INTERACTION AND ONE ON ONE ATTENTION. DONNIE STAYS TRUE TO THE STYLE AND SOUND OF ELVIS IN CONCERT. WHAT’S AN ELVIS SHOW WITHOUT SCARVES, TEDDY BEARS, HUGS AND KISSES!
Donnie can customize a performance for any event!