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Back in the '50s, of course, big bands were real hip, and the paper was full of them until rock 'n' roll came along. Thus Elvis — of rather, Declan — was brought up in a house full of jazz records, with a father who knew and worked with British jazz stars like Ronnie Scott, Phil Seamen, Joe Timperley, Tubby Hayes and Bill McGuffie. | Back in the '50s, of course, big bands were real hip, and the paper was full of them until rock 'n' roll came along. Thus Elvis — of rather, Declan — was brought up in a house full of jazz records, with a father who knew and worked with British jazz stars like Ronnie Scott, Phil Seamen, Joe Timperley, Tubby Hayes and Bill McGuffie. | ||
On top of that, Ross used to take Elvis along to the studios in the early '60s, and there he met the likes of | On top of that, Ross used to take Elvis along to the studios in the early '60s, and there he met the likes of the Stones, Hollies, Mojos, Merseybeats, Beatles and so on when they recorded their spot for the ''Joe Loss Show''. | ||
Loss may latterly have slipped into full-time schmaltzerama, but in the early '60s rock and Tin Pan Alley still rubbed shoulders quite happily. "I'd be a bit pissed off if anyone suggested that Elvis's influence were only ''Come Dancing''," Ross says fiercely. | Loss may latterly have slipped into full-time schmaltzerama, but in the early '60s rock and Tin Pan Alley still rubbed shoulders quite happily. "I'd be a bit pissed off if anyone suggested that Elvis's influence were only ''Come Dancing''," Ross says fiercely. | ||
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Declan, we had heard, took his name from a Ross MacManus album called ''Day Costello Sings Elvis Presley''. | Declan, we had heard, took his name from a Ross MacManus album called ''Day Costello Sings Elvis Presley''. | ||
Not quite. There was an album called ''Ross MacManus Sings Elvis Presley's Greatest Hits'', but Ross thinks Declan may have been calling himself Elvis before that. As for when he decided to use it as a stage name: "You'd have to ask Stiff Records. | Not quite. There ''was'' an album called ''Ross MacManus Sings Elvis Presley's Greatest Hits'', but Ross thinks Declan may have been calling himself Elvis before that. As for when he decided to use it as a stage name: "You'd have to ask Stiff Records. | ||
"It's a difficult position," Ross muses. "Elvis wanted to keep his image to himself — not because there was any rift between us, but just because it was a slightly mysterious image. It went well." | "It's a difficult position," Ross muses. "Elvis wanted to keep his image to himself — not because there was any rift between us, but just because it was a slightly mysterious image. It went well." | ||
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Don't say you don't get your 18 pees' worth. | Don't say you don't get your 18 pees' worth. | ||
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