Elvis in disguise: lesbian Elvis Presley impersonator Patty Manning wants you to love her tender. (culture).(Interview)

From: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbiannewsmagazine) | Date: April 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Patty Manning, a.k.a. Patty Elvis, to her knees, reaches out to her audience with her left arm, and begs, "Let's, not let a good thing die." Her rendition of "Suspicious Minds," the shimmering pop-rock tune that in 1969 put Elvis Presley back at number 1 on the after a seven-year absence, is her signature song, punctuated with the essential below-the-belt gyrations, karate chops, and sentimental pleas. "It's requested at every show," says Manning, 40. "It's a sweet, beautiful song." And a showstopper, she adds.

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