Outback Elvis

The story of a festival, its fans & a town called Parkes

Nonfiction, Travel, Australia & Oceania, Entertainment, Music
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Author: John Connell, Chris Gibson ISBN: 9781742242637
Publisher: University of New South Wales Press Publication: March 16, 2017
Imprint: New South Language: English
Author: John Connell, Chris Gibson
ISBN: 9781742242637
Publisher: University of New South Wales Press
Publication: March 16, 2017
Imprint: New South
Language: English

Where do thousands of people in wigs, jumpsuits and fake Priscilla eyelashes go each January to swelter in 42-degree heat as they celebrate The King? Parkes, of course – 365 kilometres west of Sydney – for the annual Parkes Elvis Festival. But how, and why, did this sleepy town get all shook up by Elvis? Written by two long-time fans of the festival, Outback Elvis introduces the local characters, the lookalikes, the impersonators and the tribute artists – and the town that made this big hunk o' Elvis love possible.

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Where do thousands of people in wigs, jumpsuits and fake Priscilla eyelashes go each January to swelter in 42-degree heat as they celebrate The King? Parkes, of course – 365 kilometres west of Sydney – for the annual Parkes Elvis Festival. But how, and why, did this sleepy town get all shook up by Elvis? Written by two long-time fans of the festival, Outback Elvis introduces the local characters, the lookalikes, the impersonators and the tribute artists – and the town that made this big hunk o' Elvis love possible.

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