[7] Jeffrey Lee was convicted of the murder of Ellis and Ellis's ex-wife Elaine Thompson, who was working as an employee at the store, and the attempted murder of employee Helen King. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Happy Birthday EIN EIN turns 100 a retrospective! The shot missed, and then Lee allegedly turned his attention to the cash register, which he knocked off the counter after he could not open it, Huffman said. Who was that masked man?.Sadly, the convergence of artistic, commercial and greed/fame infused forces which would shape Jimmy's future meant he became a pawn in a multi-faceted promotional campaign involving author Gail Brewer-Giorgio (9 years before her best-selling non-fiction books asking if Elvis really died in 1977) and new Sun Studio owner, Shelby Singleton, when because of his voice Jimmy was marketed as the mysterious, masked singer, Orion. A lot of the people traveled many miles to see himsome were on a tour of Nashville from England andGermany andhad made the trip to see Orion. ***Orion - Jimmy Ellis: The Official Web Site***: (includes news, photo gallery, Books, CDs and DVDs 'For Sale' and 'Free' MP3 downloads), (includes brief Orion biography, worldwide Jimmy Ellis/Orion discography info, bootleg info and gallery of the many different Orion masks), ***Orion Merchandise (available online) from Cafe Press***. Posted by dokkeberg@hotmail.com in Top, Uncategorized and tagged as, 0 Comments / Production costs turned out to be too high compared to the demand on the box set, making the release too economically challenging to make. : Aloha From Hawaii - The Concert 2013- EIN Exclusive, Elvis at Madison Square Garden 40 Years Ago. Ellis, Jimmy "Orion" Type: Person Gender: Male Born: 1945-02-26 Born in: Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Died: 1998-12-12 (aged 53)Died in: Selma, Alabama, United States Area: United States ISNI code: 0000 0004 3983 0212 Rating ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------, A selection of the many colorful Orion masks, each with its own name. EIN: You operate the official Jimmy Ellis/Orion website. More recently, one of the few remaining groups in the once prolific and infamous (so-called) 'Elvis Underground' has stated that Jesse (aka the 'still alive' Elvis) believes some of the Orion/Jimmy Ellis recordings are actually him (Jesse) singing. [3], On December 12, 1998, Ellis was murdered during a robbery in his store, Jimmy's Pawn Shop. No breach of copyright is intended or should be inferred. EIN: Given you have a great singing voice why didnt you pursue a recording/performing career? Here's a new link to an excellent Orion page done by Nigel Patterson with the EIN (Elvis Information Network) in Australia. Jimmy Ellis, the soulful lead singer of the Trammps, whose 1970s hit "Disco Inferno" was immortalized in the film "Saturday Night Fever," died on Thursday in Rock Hill, S.C.He was 74. ORION: The Man Who Would Be King, a film by Jeanie Finlay tells the 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. EIN: Bobby, you currently have a special offer on the site. How many Elvis tribute artists have had 10 Top 100 hits on the Country Music Chart? We are told that the documentary is moving along but, as with many projects, monetary donations would be appreciated to help get to completion. You can make comments on the tab provided, or on the Orion Facebook Fan Club. Fittingly, his legend lives on, and quite ironically, both as Jimmy Ellis and Orion! Raised in Orrville, Alabama, Ellis began his recording career in 1964. Orion page at Sun Records; Jimmy at Elvis Wiki Orion Jimmy Ellis - The Official Web Site is the only Elvis stylist to have merchandise and memorabilia released (still sold online in 2014! He travelled to Nashville and tried to break into the music business - but found. By the late 1980s, Jimmy was again performing on stage in his Orion persona and while not enjoying the buoyant career he had between 1978 and the early 1980s he had regular bookings, including in Europe where he was especially sought after. 5 1969-70' Book Review: 'From Hawaii to Las Vegas' FTD CD Review: 'Young Man with the Big Beat' In-Depth Review: 'Fashion For A King' FTD in-depth Review: The Music of Elvis Presley - Australian Radio Show, Elvis Presley In Concert "downunder" 2006, Graceland - The National Historic Landmark. In reality, Orion was the club singer Jimmy Ellis, who was born in Orrville, Alabama, in 1945. Ellis hailed from Orrville, Alabama and began his recording career in 1964. Did Jimmy ever comment to you about the cover? The gunman, who police believe is Plantersville resident Jeffery James Lee, then fired twice more in an attempt to blast Ellis a second time as he struggled to find a haven behind a computer desk, Huffman said. Discover (and save!) The leader singer of The Trammps. Thanks, Nigel!! Bobby Smith, owner of Boblo Records once told his engineer, Chet Bennett: take him in the studio and record different songs. Lets hope this music finds a way out at some other point. That was December 4, 1998 - The Nightlife Theatre in Nashville, TNwhat a show!!! Watch the stunning trailer for Orion The Man Who Would Be King. The film is being produced by Jeanie Finlay, a British artist and filmaker. Bobby D.: Yes, that is just my natural voice. Well, once all the other guys left, Jimmy and I sang until late in the night with me strumming a small red guitar he had borrowed and Jimmy and I singing Elvis and Beatles songs. Ellis entered Middle Georgia College on an athletic scholarship, then transferred to Livingston State University. The Elvis Information Network home to the best news, reviews He is a phenomenon in his own right albeit because of his Elvis connection - a connection which figuratively haunted him throughout his tragically, shortened career. And, after I heard Jimmy, I knew I was not.>. Click on the LP and 45 rpm records page. Oct 7, 2013 - Orion Jimmy Ellis - The Official Web Site. Source: www.orionjimmyellis.com & www.lasvegaselvisfestival.com, 1 Comments / [3], Singleton tore off his mask at a performance in 1983, saying he would not wear it again. In early 1965, I transferred to Georgia Southern College in Statesboro, GA and lost touch with Jimmy for a number of years. While performing at the Eastern States Exposition, Ellis took off the mask and swore to never wear it again. Bobby D.: No, not really. With an outlandish fictional identity torn from the pages of a pulp novel, the backing of the legendary birthplace of rock n roll Sun Records and a voice that seemed to be the very twin of Presleys himself, the scheme concocted in the months after Presleys death exploded into a cult success and the Elvis is alive myth began. When Jimmy Ellis decided to give up the horse business and decided to go after a singing career, he sold his horse equipment and formed a company called Jimmy Ellis Productions, INC. Here he sold stock in himself as he needed money before going to L.A. and pursue singing. With few bookings for Jimmy Ellis 'live on stage' there was still a substantial (albeit diminishing) demand of fans to satisfy their deep-seated psychological need and hope that their King had not left them. Consequently, this meant Jimmy could only get well paying work if he donned the Orion mask and (to him) even worse, an Elvis jumpsuit. Later that day, sheriff's deputies caught up with the two alleged accomplices, Andre Darren Lee, 19, who is the alleged gunman's brother, and Jerry Dewayne Johnson, 17, who is his cousin. The film is being produced by Jeanie Finlay, a British artist and filmaker. Orion - Jimmy Ellis - masked man 17 Comments / Newspaper adverts and reports of his numerous appearances also very much appreciated. For the next 10 years Jimmy would balance music and his business interests. Look for a micro hidden container. Official DVD's - new Oriondiscs website Links to Orion / Jimmy Ellis sites. This site is very much a "work in progress" and is being updated all the time. His voice was similar to Elvis Presley's, a fact which he and his record company played upon, making some believe that some of his recordings were by Presley, or even that Presley had not died in 1977. The record got a little airplay in Macon, GA in 1964. Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights to Orion: The Man Who Would Be King, the feature documentary written and directed by Jeanie Finlay. Jimmy Ellis (born February 26, 1945 - died December 12,1998) was born in Orrville, Alabama on February 26th of 1945. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Youmans put the record on the Dradco Recording Company label. jean-puy.com Informacin detallada del sitio web y la empresa EIN: Listening to My Special Angel and Hes Got You it is apparent that you also have a singing voice very similar Elvis. Is that your natural singing voice? He was professionally known as Orion, and his double-edged claim to fame was that his natural speaking and singing voice sounded almost exactly like that of [Elvis Presley]. In 1999, the famed German company, Bear Family Records, released a 4CD box set of 108 Orion recordings: From the pr for the box set: It was Orion Eckley Darnell, keeping the flame of rootsy Southern music alive in the Seventies, and doing it by sounding remarkably like Elvis Aaron Presley. Bobby D.: Not really. He said, "Don't worry about it, you don't buy the fuckin records anyway." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYuszmPq3lw, "Orion" by Gail Brewer-Giorgio (Hardcover 1979). That's not a career. The book that started it all (in classic conspiracy fashion, its 'first edition' featured two 'author' names!!). The Elvis Information Network has been running since 1986 and is an EPE officially recognised Elvis fan club. Sundance Selects acquires Orion: The Man Who Would Be King for US Theatrical release. http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/orion-the-man-who-would-be-king, A Georgia-based writer,Gail Brewer-Giorgio concocted a tale about a charismatic rock 'n'roll singer,Orion Eckley Darnell,who came to be called 'King' because of his enormous popularity across the world.However. [6] His album Reborn, showing the singer emerging from a coffin, was released on gold-colored vinyl on the Sun label in 1978. After winning a state fair competition, his first professional performance was in a Demon's Den nightclub in Albany, Georgia. Orion | Sun Records I love music too and do some song leading at church. Ellis hailed from Orrville, Alabama and began his recording career in 1964. Explore. One of them, a tall guy with a buzzed haircut, was sitting on a single bed by an old record player and a reel-to-reel tape recorder. Perhaps critically, Jimmy had made a decision that a sporting future wasn't to shape the his story, and in so doing his future would be frustratingly shaped by his vocal chords as Jimmy's singing voice sounded remarkably like Elvis'. A man who for more than 10 years chased a career as a romantic southern crooner with a love of rockabilly and nostalgic love songs. A hit record or some fuckin' tour we did that on many a time. Jim Highley. If I Can Dream.The internal struggle that Jimmy Ellis had with his Orion alter-ego and his burning desire to record quality music appears to have been ever present. His voice was similar to Elvis Presley's, a fact which he and his record company played upon, making some believe that some of his recordings were by Presley, or even that Presley had not died in 1977. Among the titles are 'Such A Night', 'Honey', 'Patches', 'Ebony Eyes', 'Rocky', and 'Release Me'; the complete overdubs with Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Charlie Rich, and Carl Perkins, plus many previously unissued titles. Bobby D.: Basically he was very happy to get all the publicity from all the albums and live shows Sun Records provided, but he did not like wearing the mask. Internet Downloads - new Oriondiscs website [13], "Orion (musician)" redirects here. For the soul singer, member of The Trammps, please see Jimmy Ellis (2) Sites: Wikipedia, orionjimmyellis.com, oriondiscs.com Aliases: Original Name James Bell Birth 26 Feb 1945. [9][10][11] The film won the Discovery Award at the British Independent Film Awards 2015. We were both only children, but Jimmy was not selfish or too self-centered. We have a limited supply of this1979 hardcover version of the book "Orion" by Gail Brewer-Giorgio. The association ended in 1982, and this boxed set includes the very best of the recordings that Jimmy Ellis made for Sun. Hopefully in time the details given can be guaranteed to be100% correct but a great deal more info is required before reaching that stage. How many Elvis tribute artists have had any unofficial album releases let alone 150 bootleg albums released? He then dragged the cash register off the counter and got about $135.00 out of it. Happy Birthday EIN EIN turns 100 a retrospective! EIN: Bobby, is there anything else you would like to say to our readers and Jimmy Ellis/Orion fans? EIN: What did Jimmy say to you about his career as Orion? ORION: The Man Who Would Be King, a film by Jeanie Finlay tells the 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. He used to say: you can sound like other artists and make it but if you sound like Elvis they dont want to play your records. In their illuminating examination of the infamous 'Elvis Underground' and activities around the belief Elvis did not die in 1977, Professors R. Serge Denisoff and George Plasketes addressed the Orion phenomenon. Our biography book on Jimmy Ellis is now available here on this website! He also recorded several albums for Sun between 1979 and 1981 and built up a substantial live following, still wearing his mask. Bobby D.: It was a pleasure. Some listeners believed that Orion was, in fact, Presley, who had supposedly faked his death. 1 1953-56'In Depth Book Review: 'Aloha From Hawaii' 40th Anniv LEGACY CD Review: Aloha From Hawaii - The Concert 2013- EIN Exclusive Review: 'Prince From Another Planet In-Depth Review: Once Upon A Time: Elvis and Anita (Memories of My Mother) - Book Review: 'A Boy From Tupelo' special In-depth Review: 'The Elvis Files Vol. Very sadly, it is possible, even probable, Jimmy Ellis never fully realised the enormity and significance of his impact as a recording and performing artist! iTunes, Amazon) and not physical discs. After the first blast, which left the 53-year-old Ellis mortally wounded and crawling for safety, the gunman turned his weapon on the singer's 44-year-old ex-wife, Elaine Thompson, who was on a stool behind the counter. http://www.elvisinfonet.com/spotlight-orion-2014.html, The Tonight Show from NY with Jimmy Fallon. We have just received an intro and preview clip of the up coming documentary "Orion The Movie". It is written by myself (Kenneth Dokkeberg), Steve Kelley (Orions road manager) and Bobby Dillard (personal friends since College). EIN often receives requests for information on these releases. The terrain is 2.5 and difficulty is 2 (out of 5). This boxed set documents Orion's career on the legendary Sun Records label. At first with all the attention he was getting, Im sure he had fun with it but he really wanted to be known as himself and not try to fool people into thinking he might be Elvis Presley. He said: man you may make it before I do. The Elvis Information Network has been running since 1986 and is an EPE officially recognised Elvis fan club. For the musician also known as Orion, see, "Jimmie Ellis and the Appolos: Don't Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch", "U.S. Supreme Court won't review cases of two Alabama death row inmates", "Orion: The Man Who Would Be King review wonderfully weird | Film", "Orion: The Man Who Would Be King (2015)", "British Independent Film Awards 2015: the winners in full", "Sundance Selects acquires 'Orion: The Man Who Would Be King' for US Theatrical release", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_%22Orion%22_Ellis&oldid=1135156032, This page was last edited on 23 January 2023, at 00:00. We let Bobby hear the record and he liked it but he said that it was too much like Presley, and he didnt think he could do anything with Jimmy.a huge mistake. Jimmy was very happy we did this and he liked getting a periodic check for CD sales. So, I have kept the site going since 1998. Bobby D: My recollection is that on Saturday, December 12, 1998, Jimmy was getting ready to go on a duck hunting trip on Sunday with his son, a doctor friend and others. INTERNET DOWNLOADS. He makes a mistake and some asshole over here says don't worry about it, it will be alright. GC4N20R Hollow Inn (Unknown Cache) in Ohio, United States created by bjohio Ellis made a public confession in 1983 admitting he was Orion. As they say all PR is good PR! The answer.Jimmy Ellis aka the masked man, Orion. The Jimmy Ellis/Orion story is one of great potential, qualified success, ongoing disappointment and ultimately, tragedy! Orion: The Man Who Would Be King - poignant story of Elvis soundalike Find out more about the Orion - Jimmy Ellis story: ***Orion - Jimmy Ellis: The Official Web Site***: (includes news, photo gallery, Books, CDs and DVDs 'For Sale' and 'Free' MP3 downloads), (includes brief Orion biography, worldwide Jimmy Ellis/Orion discography info, bootleg info and gallery of the many different Orion masks), ***Orion Merchandise (available online) from Cafe Press***.

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