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Article: Local 'Elvis' goes national Local 'Elvis' goes national Local 'Elvis' goes national.
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- August 26, 2007
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im Smith, an Elvis t ribute a rtist from Chesapeake and Norfolk native, might not have been crowned "King," but MSNBC did pick him for an on-air telephone interview.
On the recent 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death at 42, Tamron Hall of MSNBC spoke with Smith about Presley's impact on his life.
Smith, vice president of the local Touched by Elvis Fan Club, has been an Elvis impersonator since the early 1990s, and placed first in the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest in June in Virginia Beach.
From there, the 52-year-old Marine veteran and field technician for Siemens Corp. went on to compete against 23 other Elvis impersonators in the national finals in ...
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