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After seeing Elvis perform at the age of 10, Ryan Roth new that he wanted to be a professional singer and he started to work toward making that a reality. When he was only 11 years old Ryan won the school talent show with his rendition of Elvis' song "Blue Moon of Kentucky" and after that it was on. Influenced primarily by Elvis, Ryan had his own show performing 50's and 60's rock-n-roll at Cedar Point Amusement Park by the time he was 20 years old. In 1994 at he performed on national TV on TNN: The Nashville Networks country music talent show "Be A Star" and won. He then recorded with Jeff Huskins, former fiddle player for Clint Black and a member of Warner Bros. recording artist, country band Little Texas. After turning down a recording deal with Polygram Records Ryan landed engagements at the Grand Victoria and Bell Terra Casinos in Indiana where he performed for several years. There Ryan was able to perform with the likes of such musical greats as Lou Rawls and Brenda Lee. In 2002 he had the honor of opening for Don Mclean. |
| Last year Ryan, who has been singing professionally since he was 18, decided to start paying tribute to the man that has been the greatest musical influence of all time, Elvis. He started out doing several small concerts and it has since grown. In his first contest Ryan was a finalist at the Frankfort Special Elvisfest this past February. Then in July Ryan won second place in only his second contest at the Bluffs Run Elvisfest at the Horseshoe casino in Council Bluff, Iowa. Has had the privilege of performing with great tribute artists like, Jesse Aron, Dwight Icenhower, Garyelvis Britt, Ray Guilmette and the great Doug Church. It is Ryan's goal to not only entertain but to excite Elvis fans and bring his music to people across the United States with his powerful tribute to the King. |
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