Elvis’ 81st won’t be forgotten in Vegas
Elvis may have left the building nearly four decades ago, but his voice continues to reverberate in Las Vegas as look- alike singers pay homage to “The King.” Some Elvis tribute artists are year- round fixtures on the Strip, while others f lock to Sin City each January to mark Presley’s birthday. Presley would have turned 81 years old on Jan. 8. On that day, one of Vegas’ longest- running Elvis impersonators, Pete Vallee, will celebrate with birthday cake in the Piano Bar at Harrah’s Las Vegas. On the evenings of Jan. 8 and 9, singers and longtime friends of Presley will gather at the Cannery in North Las Vegas for “A Celebration of the King’s Life.” Tribute artist Johnny Fortuno will be joined by the Stamps Quartet, which sang backup for Elvis for several years. Presley once described the group’s leader, Ed Enoch, as “the best and most powerful lead vocalist in the world.”