Plot: Documentary telling the wonderfully weird story of Jimmy Ellis - an unknown singer plucked from obscurity and thrust into the spotlight, as part of a crazy scheme that had him masquerade as Elvis back from the grave. With an outlandish fictional identity, the backing of the legendary birthplace of rock 'n' roll Sun Records, and a voice that seemed to be the very twin of Presley's, the scheme - concocted in the months after Presley's death - exploded into a cult success and the 'Elvis is alive' myth was launched

Storyville - Season 19 - Orion: The Man Who Would Be King (Episode 22)
Episode Aired On:
Monday, November 16 2015
9 years ago
Monday, November 16 2015
9 years ago