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Harvey
was born in Houston, TX. He grew up on Elvis music and almost wore out his
parent's LP album of "Elvis' Golden Records Vol. 1." For
Christmas, 1965, he received "Elvis Golden Records Vol. 3," which
became his all time favorite album.
Harvey joined the Navy in 1973, entering the submarine service
in
Hawaii not long after Elvis' "Aloha from Hawaii" concert. Elvis
died on Harvey's second wedding anniversary just prior to he and his wife,
Sharon, leaving Hawaii. The king was gone but when Ronnie McDowell came
out with his debut song about Elvis just a short time later, Harvey began to
feel the magic of Elvis once again.
In
1982, Harvey had the pleasure of meeting Jimmy "Orion" Ellis. It
inspired Harvey to impersonate Elvis at a Halloween party that same year.
He sang acappella in a pieced together outfit but won first place and the
admiration of his friends. The Navy kept Harvey busy, but in his travels
he collected as many soundtracks as possible, and in 1993 he rented a jumpsuit
and sang at a friend's going away party in Florida. The crowd responded
wonderfully, greatly encouraging Harvey to break out and do more.
Retiring
from the Navy in 1995, Harvey returned to his old high
school as Naval Junior ROTC instructor. He visited Graceland for the first
time in 1996, returning home with a new zeal and determination. In 1997,
he sang "Unchained Melody" for the 1600+ student body at the
homecoming pep rally. The students and staff went wild and when several of
them told him they thought he was lip-syncing, he knew the doors were beginning
to open.
Harvey continued to sing at school but was encouraged even more
when he sang at a friend's retirement party in 2000, which included many people
that didn't
know him. A few weeks later he met impersonator Lou Vuto and
long time Elvis friend Charlie Hodge in Tennessee. Now that was
inspiration! This was topped off by a tour of Sun Studios and a second trip to
Graceland.
Harvey
ordered his first jumpsuit and sang at several events in 2000. This
included the big test - a Christmas concert at a local hospital where the
patients and staff had never heard of him. The feedback was fantastic and
Harvey knew it was time to really get started. This lead to a busy year of
concerts in 2001 and his schedule is getting busier each month. One of his
highlights of 2001 was having two of his songs played on Elvis Tribute Artist
Radio in Canada, and 2002 highlights look just as promising.
Harvey recorded a gospel CD (as himself) in 1995 which received airplay on KJIC, 90.5 FM radio. He hopes to record a second gospel CD as well as his first ETA CD in the near future.
Harvey
and his wife, Sharon, have been married since 1975. Harvey leads the music
in their church, while Sharon plays the piano. They are regular soloists
in their church and other local singings.
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