Elvis was a very special man, not just as an entertainer but as a selfless guy who's generosity and compassion as a good samaritan with a Loving Heart who loved everyone more than he loved himself is known world wide. Hundreds of people Elvis touched either with gifts, time, letters or calls and to children with cancer, polio victims, people down on their luck are a mark of the kind of beautiful person he actually was.
What he started is what carries on in the world of 'celeb' today. He always gave more than he received and felt responsible for everybody's feelings. He was a great ambassador of charity but never did it for recognition, only for the love and compassion of those less fortunate.
From all the benefit concerts that Elvis did, his first was probably the Louisiana Hayride at the age of 19 when he performed for nothing so the proceeds would go to the local YMCA. There he put on one hell of a spine tingling show. He was not famous through out America then but was a rising star in the southeast and already had a host of screaming female fans. He was known as the "hillbilly cat" at that time and his talent was raw and sensually exciting.
Elvis never turned down an opportunity to give to those less fortunate and never forgot the poverty he suffered as a lad.
Through his kindness some took advantage but this did not detair him from being the amazin person he was.
Elvis made this world a little bit brighter whilst he was in it and through your work as ETAs and as Fans we can help carry the torch and keep doing our
charity shows as they alone help to make the world a bit of a better place.
God bless ya Elvis. We love ya loads xxx