Robert Washington (singer)
| Robert Washington | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Occupation(s) | Entertainer, singer |
| Years active | 2003 - present |
Robert Washington is an Elvis impersonator who has won many Elvis competitions in the United States. Like another Elvis impersonator, Clearance Giddens, who hails from Virginia, Washington is African American.[1][2] He has appeared in the documentary The Man who would be King[3] and was the first African American to win the World Champion Elvis Impersonator title.[4] Sam Thompson, a former bodyguard of Elvis Presley, once commented on the close resemblance of Washington's sound to Presley's.[5]
Personal
Washington grew up in Louis, Missouri.[6] He is a former Marine who ended his service in 1981.[7] In 1974, he attended an Elvis Presley concert. The day that Presley died, Washington was at Marine boot camp, and it also happened to be his 19th birthday.[8]
Career
Washington's early performances were singing for family and friends.[9]
Washington's act has concentrated on the 1968 era of Presley, around the time of Elvis's comeback television special.[10] His career began when he appeared on stage for the first time in 2003.[11]
Contests
By August 2001, he had appeared at ten "Images of the King" impersonation contests in Memphis;[12] he won the event in 2003.[13] In December 2013, he was voted number one in the Online Viewer's Choice Award on the Elvis World Championships website.[14]
Shows
In January 2013, he appeared at the Capitol Theater in Olympia, Washington.[15] In July 2012, he was booked to do two shows in Aroostook County. His show at the time consisted of two sets: one from Presley's earlier days, and a second from his 1970s Las Vegas period.[16]
Films
References
- ↑ Los Angeles Times May 17. 1991 'Seoul House': Rap Opera to Social Commentary: Stage: Set in a Korean-owned store in a black neighborhood, the multimedia piece has found itself mirroring recent news events. by Diane Haithman
- ↑ Wounds of Returning: Race, Memory, and Property on the Postslavery Plantation by Jessica Adams 51 - 52
- ↑ Sun Journal December 9, 2000 Section B Don't be cruel to a filming crew by Ben Bolduc
- ↑ Daily Mail 7 July 2013 The Kings of impersonation: How Elvis lives on through his tribute acts who take to the stage night after night with rhinestone jumpsuits and black quiffs
- ↑ Bangor Daily News June 24, 2012 Music, Elvis is in the County by R Ezzy
- ↑ Sun Journal January 5, 1993 Page 8, International Elvis Competition: Auburn man dreams of being top winner by Virginia Kirk
- ↑ Mesquite Local News June 11, 2014 Maine’s Robert Washington could be riding a winning streak heading into the fifth annual Elvis Rocks Mesquite June 20-21 by Mike Henle
- ↑ Sun Journal January 5, 1993 Page 8, International Elvis Competition: Auburn man dreams of being top winner by Virginia Kirk
- ↑ Bangor Daily News June 24, 2012 Music, Elvis is in the County by R Ezzy
- ↑ The Shortstop's Son: Essays and Journalism by Philip Martin Page 156
- ↑ Bangor Daily News June 24, 2012 Music, Elvis is in the County by R Ezzy
- ↑ Daily News August 15, 2001 Page 3-B Living, Fit to be King, Fans love to Impersonate Elvis by Donnie Snow
- ↑ Bangor Daily News June 24, 2012 Music, Elvis is in the County by R Ezzy
- ↑ Elvis World Championships 2013 KING OF THE WORLD, Online Viewer's Choice Award
- ↑ Northwest Military January 17, 2013 Saturday, Jan. 19: Elvis Birthday Bash by Nikki McCoy
- ↑ Bangor Daily News June 24, 2012 Music, Elvis is in the County by R Ezzy
- ↑ The Spokesman-Review Feb 21, 2003 Videofile by Dan Webster - 'Almost Elvis' follows men who would be the King
- ↑ Imdb Robert Washington (II)
- ↑ Elvis News Robert Washington Biography