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Elvin Bishop

Elvin Bishop (born 1942, Glendale, California) is an American blues and rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter, a founding member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, known for the No. 3 hit "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" and Rock and Roll and Blues Hall of Fame membership.

Elvin C. Stakman

Elvin C. Stakman (1885–1979) was an American plant pathologist at the University of Minnesota who established methods for combating wheat rust fungi and mentored Norman Borlaug.

Elvin Hayes

Elvin Hayes, "The Big E" (born 1945, Rayville, Louisiana), NBA power forward/center, Houston star of the 1968 Game of the Century, 1968 first overall pick, rookie scoring champion, 12x All-Star, 1978 NBA champion with Washington, Hall of Fame 1990.

Elvin Jones

Elvin Ray Jones (1927–2004) was an American jazz drummer with the John Coltrane Quartet from 1960, known for a polyrhythmic style that changed jazz drumming.

Elvio Romero

Elvio Romero was a Paraguayan poet and journalist, exiled in Argentina after the 1947 civil war and the first winner of Paraguay's National Literature Prize.

Elvira Bary (Эльвира Валерьевна Барякина)

Elvira Bary (Elvira Valerievna Baryakina, born 1975, Nizhny Novgorod) is a Russian-American historical novelist, author of the Stormy Era trilogy, the Writer's Handbook, and the Sphinx Method, now in California.

Elvira Hancock

Elvira Hancock is a fictional character in the 1983 American crime drama film Scarface, played by Michelle Pfeiffer as the mistress and later wife of Tony Montana.

Elvira Madigan

Elvira Madigan (Hedvig Antoinette Isabella Eleonore Jensen, 1867–1889), Danish-Nordic circus slackwire dancer who eloped with Swedish lieutenant Sixten Sparre; both died on Tåsinge in July 1889, later immortalized in Bo Widerberg's 1967 film and Mozart's 'Elvira Madigan' concerto.

Elvira Ozolina

Elvīra Ozoliņa (Эльвира Озолина), born 8 October 1939 in Leningrad, is a Soviet-Latvian javelin thrower, 1960 Olympic champion (55.98 m OR), three-time ratified world record holder, and first woman over 60 m.

Elvira Saadi

Elvira Saadi (Эльвира Фуадовна Саади), born 1952 in Tashkent, Soviet artistic gymnast; two Olympic team golds (Munich 1972, Montreal 1976), 1974 world team champion; later coach in Moscow and Cambridge, Ontario, permanently banned by Gymnastics Canada.

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (film)

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, 1988 American comedy horror film directed by James Signorelli, starring Cassandra Peterson as her TV horror hostess character Elvira, who inherits a New England estate and battles her warlock uncle Vincent; NBC Productions' first feature, released 30 September 1988.

Elvira's Movie Macabre

Elvira's Movie Macabre, also called Movie Macabre, is a KHJ-TV horror-host series premiered September 26, 1981, in which Cassandra Peterson as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, introduces low-budget horror films with campy commentary; about 272 episodes, canceled 1986, later syndicated and revived circa 2010 and on Hulu in 2014.

Elvis (1956 album)

Elvis (1956) is Elvis Presley's second album and follow-up to his RCA debut, recorded in three September 1956 sessions, including Little Richard covers and "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy," viewed as bolder than the debut.

Elvis (1968 TV program)

Elvis, the 1968 NBC television special also called Singer Presents...Elvis or the '68 Comeback Special, was directed by Steve Binder, taped in Burbank in June 1968, drew a 42 percent audience, and relaunched Elvis Presley's live performing career.

Elvis (1979 film)

Elvis (1979) is John Carpenter's ABC made-for-television biopic starring Kurt Russell as Elvis Presley, premiered 11 February 1979, with vocals dubbed by Ronnie McDowell, three Emmy nominations, and later theatrical releases abroad.

Elvis (2022 film)

Elvis is a 2022 biographical drama film directed by Baz Luhrmann that traces Elvis Presley's life, starring Austin Butler as Presley and Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker.

Elvis & Nixon

Elvis & Nixon is a 2016 historical comedy directed by Liza Johnson, starring Michael Shannon as Elvis Presley and Kevin Spacey as Richard Nixon, dramatizing their real December 21, 1970 Oval Office meeting behind the National Archives' most requested photograph.

Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus, 1954) is an English singer-songwriter from London's pub rock scene, known for "Alison," "Pump It Up," and "Oliver's Army."

Elvis Costello discography

Elvis Costello discography: about 31 studio albums by Declan MacManus (stage name from Elvis Presley and his mother's maiden name), from My Aim Is True (1977) through the Attractions, the Imposters, and 2024's Coward Brothers LP.

Elvis Crespo

Elvis Crespo (Elvis Crespo Díaz), Puerto Rican merengue singer born in New York, former Grupo Manía lead vocalist; Grammy-winning Píntame (2000), 1998 Suavemente hit, and 2026 No. 1 La Graciosa with Quevedo.

Elvis Duran

Elvis Duran (born Barry Brian Cope, 1964, McKinney, Texas) is the American host of the syndicated Elvis Duran and the Morning Show on Z100 New York, in Premiere syndication since 2009, and a Radio Hall of Fame (2015) and NAB (2018) inductee.

Elvis Grbac

Elvis Grbac, born 1970 in Cleveland, is a former NFL quarterback (Michigan, 1993 8th-round pick) who played for the 49ers, Chiefs, and Ravens, 16,774 passing yards, one Pro Bowl, one Super Bowl title.

Elvis has left the building

"Elvis has left the building" is an English catchphrase from Elvis Presley concerts, first printed in the Detroit Times in 1956 and spoken by Horace Logan at the Louisiana Hayride, now meaning an event is definitively over.

Elvis impersonator

An Elvis impersonator, also called an Elvis Tribute Artist, is a performer who imitates Elvis Presley at festivals, weddings, and casinos, with about 3,000 estimated worldwide.

Elvis Perkins

Elvis Perkins, American folk-rock singer-songwriter born 1976, son of Anthony Perkins and Berry Berenson; albums Ash Wednesday (2007), Elvis Perkins in Dearland (2009), I Aubade, Creation Myths.

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley (1935-1977), the King of Rock & Roll, fused blues, country, gospel, and R&B at Sun Records from 1954, scored with "Heartbreak Hotel," and died at Graceland, Memphis.

Elvis Presley (album)

Elvis Presley (album): Elvis Presley's 1956 RCA Victor debut LP (LPM-1254), also issued in the UK as Rock 'n' Roll; first rock and roll album to top the Billboard album chart, ten weeks at number one, first million-selling rock album.

Elvis Presley albums discography

Elvis Presley albums discography: RCA-era albums 1956–1977, 17 soundtrack LPs, 10 Billboard No. 1 albums, RIAA-certified albums, and the posthumous Sony/Legacy and FTD catalog.

Elvis Presley on film and television

Elvis Presley's screen career: 31 feature films 1956-1969, the Colonel Parker film deals, the 1960s musical formula, the 1968 Comeback Special, and Aloha from Hawaii seen by up to 1.5 billion viewers.

Elvis Presley singles discography

Elvis Presley's singles discography: released singles from Sun Records' "That's All Right" (July 1954) through 1977 RCA releases, with RCA catalog prefixes, Gold Standard reissues, chart totals, and posthumous and international reissues.