04/17/06
Permalink 10:03:49, Categories: Music News
Elvis Presley Impersonators May Lose Their Jobs
Elvis PresleyMore than 30,000 Elvis Presley impersonators may be forced to quit by a New York City businessman who has bought the rights to the late icon's name and likeness. Billionaire American Idol owner Bob Sillerman paid $114 million for an 85 percent stake in Elvis Presley Enterprises and now controls everything except the King of Rock 'N' Roll's music.
Now Sillerman plans to open a new Elvis cabaret show in Las Vegas and prevent any one else from dressing up like the star. He tells The New York Times, "If we were going to do a show that was based on Elvis impersonators, then obviously it wouldn't make sense to have unauthorized Elvis impersonators."
In a move likely to outrage fans even further, Sillerman also plans to demolish the legendary Heartbreak Hotel opposite Presley's Graceland home in Memphis, Tennessee, and replace it with two 400-room hotels, restaurants, shops and an amphitheatre.
(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)
Permalink 10:03:49, Categories: Music News
Elvis Presley Impersonators May Lose Their Jobs
Elvis PresleyMore than 30,000 Elvis Presley impersonators may be forced to quit by a New York City businessman who has bought the rights to the late icon's name and likeness. Billionaire American Idol owner Bob Sillerman paid $114 million for an 85 percent stake in Elvis Presley Enterprises and now controls everything except the King of Rock 'N' Roll's music.
Now Sillerman plans to open a new Elvis cabaret show in Las Vegas and prevent any one else from dressing up like the star. He tells The New York Times, "If we were going to do a show that was based on Elvis impersonators, then obviously it wouldn't make sense to have unauthorized Elvis impersonators."
In a move likely to outrage fans even further, Sillerman also plans to demolish the legendary Heartbreak Hotel opposite Presley's Graceland home in Memphis, Tennessee, and replace it with two 400-room hotels, restaurants, shops and an amphitheatre.
(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)
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