There is a new film about Orion being made by the talented moviemaker from England, Jeanie Finlay. Who was he? Cover scans of any CD's on the unofficial Masked Man label. Jimmy "Orion" Ellis Net Worth, Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Wiki, Family Orion: The Man Who Would Be King - poignant story of Elvis soundalike We were in the same dorm building on campus at Middle Georgia College in Cochran, GA. Every morning from my room I would hear this loping sound of cowboy boots coming down the hall and some guy humming and singing lowly. The man they thought was Elvis - TV He said, "Don't worry about it, you don't buy the fuckin records anyway." Police later found Lee holed up in a motel about 30 miles outside Atlanta. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYuszmPq3lw, "Orion" by Gail Brewer-Giorgio (Hardcover 1979). Think of it as an online flash mob. Join the OrionThunderclap, and you and [], "If Elvis is alive,
I really like the way he sang songs that Elvis never recorded in versions that still sounded a lot like Elvis. Bobby D.: Jimmy Ellis and I met in college at age 18 in 1963. Scans of the COUNTRY FROM THE HEART CD on the Lanier Records label. Jimmy Hodges Ellis (born Jimmy Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 - December 12, 1998), who used the stage name Orion at times in his career, was an American singer. The name Orion was borrowed from a book about a very famous but unhappy singer who faked his death in a desperate bid to escape from . You can see the trailer for the movie and back the project here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/orion-the-man-who-would-be-king. Ellis made a public confession in 1983 admitting he was Orion. Perhaps critically, Jimmy had made a decision that a sporting future wasn't to shape the his story, and in so doing his future would be frustratingly shaped by his vocal chords as Jimmy's singing voice sounded remarkably like Elvis'. Home Page of OrionDiscs - new Oriondiscs website A couple of songs can be heard at the URLs below. the story behind Bobby D's friendship with Jimmy Ellis, how Jimmy felt about his "Orion" character. ***Orion - Jimmy Ellis: The Official Web Site***: (includes news, photo gallery, Books, CDs and DVDs 'For Sale' and 'Free' MP3 downloads), (includes brief Orion biography, worldwide Jimmy Ellis/Orion discography info, bootleg info and gallery of the many different Orion masks), ***Orion Merchandise (available online) from Cafe Press***. EIN: Does it surprise you that Jimmy still has so many fans nearly 20 years after his tragic death? Jimmy really liked my version of My Special Angel that we listened to for the first time while riding around in Nashville. "E" Tribute - Elvis tribute artists and sound-alikes - Meikel Jungner http://www.orionstc.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Jimmy-Ellis-Early-years-PROMO.mp3. Bobby then immediately offered Jimmy a recording contract. Singleton duly took Orion back to Elvis's roots in rockabilly, rock 'n' roll, country, blues, and gospel. [3], In 1978, writer Gail Brewer-Giorgio published a novel, Orion, about a leading popular singer based on Presley who faked his death. He then left the store and caught up with his two young friends waiting down the road in a car.