When Elvis Presley inspires a singer, the singer knows
the music can never be imitated, but only carried on as a tradition. So
when Ryder Preston started singing at the tender age of eight, he
referred to Elvis' music as a guide to discovering his own talent.
Since, he has become known for his "Elvis Show". As
Ryder says, "It is hard to have such a talented idol and not want to be
like him, but a clarification must be made". So Ryder ends each show
with a special message, "Nobody will ever take Elvis' place. .
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Ryder can alter his voice so well in the Elvis style, the King himself
complimented him. I was outside a Los Angeles movie studio when I saw Elvis.
There were no fans around him, but me, so I gave him a tape I recorded. The
next time I saw Elvis he said he could not tell the difference between his
voice and mine.
Fans go mad upon seeing his exciting and electrifying "Elvis Show". but
Ryder does not rely on another man's fame to achieve his own musical goals.
His own voice is so diverse he can smoothly swing from a hard rocking,
get-up-and-dance song to a warm, romantic ballad. |
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In 1992 Ryder was honored by the Elvis Presley Impersonators International
Association. He was inducted in the e1992 the Elvis Impersonator Hall of
Fame in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is extremely proud of that great honor.
Ryder travels along the Eastern seaboard and abroad singing but his musical
career isn't all business. He has done several benefit concerts for the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and many other television telethons and charity
events.
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While serving in the Navy, Ryder mixed
military service with the chance to spread good will through his music. On
the warm shores of Barcelona Spain, and sunny Italy or refined France, hw
would sit in with any band and even if the band did not understand English,
when Ryder began to sing, the band quickly recognized the music and
accompanied him.
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Ryder first thrilled audiences at a talent show when
he was in the sixth grade. Even though he had the audiences rocking. Years
later he got his first professional singing job at the American Legion and
was paid $5 for performing one song.
Pay was little but Ryder considered the opportunity
priceless as later it offered him the enhance to perform with noted country
stars. Ryder has opened for such greats as Freddie Hart, Porter Wagner,
Michael Twitty, Don Gibson, Ronnie Dove and many more |
07/06/08
