At the Jan. 8 Elvis Presley impersonator contest at Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill, Brian Dunning proved he was the complete package, having:
” the moves,
” the look,
” the attitude and
” the pipes of the young Elvis.
His hair blown back in a tall pompadour and dressed in a simple black-and-white suit, Dunning ultimately won for best Overall and best Moves.
THE KING LIVES
“Rockabilly started with Elvis in 1954, and I’ve been a big fan of Elvis since I was a kid,” Dunning said, as two elderly women cut into the interview.
“Excuse me, but I have to ask the kid a question,” said one of them, somewhere in her 70s and flirting like a teenager. “How old are you?”
Dunning just cocked his head and gave a tilted smile, capturing the cocky, yet polite air of The King.
ON THE SIDE
The impersonation is just a side gig to his regular rockabilly act, Brian Dunning & The Rock N Roll Trio,
“I’m not ashamed of it. It works for me, and as long as people like it, I’ll keep doing it,” he said. “Charles Martin
This article appears in Jan 31 – Feb 6, 2007.