Morris As Elvis

Born on the Shuswap Indian Reservation in British Columbia, Morris Bates became the first professional Elvis impersonator, playing the Las Vegas strip for 10 years after the King's death. In Vegas he appeared on stage at the Silver Slipper, The Landmark Hilton, and Vegas World; he also gave command performances throughout the Orient, South Africa, and South America. Upon retirement from the stage in the 1990s, Morris returned to British Columbia and became a Native liaison and special victim assistance officer with the Vancouver Police Department, determined to help kids from northern reserves take a chance on life and realize their dreams. Morris tells it all in this engaging page-turner -- from carousing with Vegas starts of the 1980s to encounters with victims of the Picton murders in the 1990s. Told in cooperation with veteran biographer Jim Brown (Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Willie Nelson, George Jones, Emmylou Harris).The Morris Bates story is a rock & roll roller-coaster ride chock full of road stories, music biz insights and tales of racial stereotyping.