It was the summer of 1985, I was 20 years old.
Had just bought me my first camcorder.
It was a Sony BMC100P Betamax.
The camera was big and heavy, and very expensive.
Battery life was only 1 hour.
This festival was one of the first things I filmed.
Today, one signed picture from Charlie Hodge still hangs in my living room.
Hope you like the video, from the good old days.
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The festival features following people.
Pål Granlund leader of the Norwegian Elvis Fan club "Flaming Star" since 1965
He met Elvis 6 times, an attended 42 concerts.
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Todd Slaughter the British fan club president.
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Barry White from the UK, he started a Elvis Musical in 1982 called "forever Elvis" from februar 1985 the musical was narrated by Charlie Hodge, he was an American singer, vocal coach and musician who was a confidant and best friend of Elvis Presley, and lived at Graceland for 17 years.
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Kjell Jørung, he was the first in Norway recorded with legendary Scotty Moore, who was the original guitarist for Elvis in the 50s and 60s.
Kjell Jørung has sung with Elvis's original vocal group "The Jordans". He has also been touring with the TCB band of Elvis, and touring several times with James Burton alone
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Jan "Burning Love" Lauritzen,
Elvis and saltwater fish are the great passion of Jan "Burning Love" Lauritsen, who has a four ton aquarium in the living room.
The nickname comes not from Jan's fiery love for aquariums, but his background as a vocalist, with Elvis as a specialty. He shares houses with at least 350 vinyl records for a large part of Elvis as well as a heavy boast album with clips from a long career in rock service.
He started with Jordal Swingers in the 70's, just before Per Elvis Granberg came on the field, and was on stage for the first time in 1973.
Coincidentally, the band leader had gotten hold of a demo tape with Burning Love, and Jan pegged it before anyone in Norway had heard it. That's how he got the nickname.
Then Jan sang for two years with Big Platfoots, and then it became Jan Lauritsen Band…
He has also contributed to five albums with Trond Granlund.
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Charlie Hodge.
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