The Philly Elvis Elvis Impersonator from Harrisburg, PA

The Philly Elvis is Nick Ferraro, an Elvis Tribute artist. Born and raised in South Philly. Nick was dubbed "The Philly Elvis" by none other than Bruce Springsteen on October 19th, 2009 at the Spectrum, in Philadelphia PA. That evening "The Philly Elvis" performed "All Shook Up" & "Blue Suede Shoes" with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in front of 20,000 screaming fans. At the end of the performance, Bruce "Thanked the King" very much and crowned him "The Philly Elvis" Nick's story appeared in the February 2011 issue of Reader's Digest. Nick started performing in 1986 in Philadelphia with his band "The King & Co". In 1988 Nick moved to Maryland where he continued his tribute show. In 1991 Nick moved to Elizabethtown, PA where he joined the "Fabulous Heartbreak Band" For 10 years Nick & "The Fabulous Heartbreak Band" performed on cruise ships, amphitheaters and large venues. They played with such legendary performers as The Coasters, Drifters, Marvelette's, Platters, Bobby Rydel, just to name a few. In 2003 Nick recorded his 1st CD which included all Elvis Gospel Music. In 2010 Nick went back to the studio and recorded 5 more Elvis songs, non Gospel, and with the help of local musicians recorded a song Nick wrote called "Now It's Time For Love". He added those 6 songs to his 1st CD and re-released the CD with the new title, "Now It's Time For Love". for his 6 week "If I Can Dream" tour to raise money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, The tour raised $44,000 for LLS. In 2013 a documentary was released titled "Springsteen & I" which played worldwide. Nick was very fortunate to be part of the film. The Philly Elvis was voted the #1 story of the film by fans.