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http://www.ricksaucedo.com chicago , illinois , usa 20 november 1955 rick_saucedo_stage_photo_2007 . jpg rick saucedo
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rick saucedo

rick saucedo -lrb- born november 20 , 1955 -rrb- is a musician , songwriter , actor , and elvis tribute artist .
raised in the city of chicago , illinois .
saucedo had an increasing interest in music and he had always appreciated the music of elvis presley .
in 1972 , one particular song caught his attention .
`` burning love '' , which turned out to become the main catalyst for saucedo and began the creation of his tribute performances to elvis presley .
at the age of seventeen , saucedo began performing in nightclubs and bars around chicago .
upon forming his band the ambassadors , saucedo landed the role of elvis in the 1978 broadway musical `` elvis-the legend lives '' .
along with elvis ' original backup group , the jordanaires , elvis ' original drummer , d.j. fontana , and original backup vocalist millie kirkham , saucedo recreated elvis ' career .
ever since , saucedo has been credited as one of the original elvis tribute artists .
he has been performing longer than elvis himself did and this became rick 's full-time job before people made habits out of impersonating elvis .
decades later , saucedo is still considered one of the top tributes to elvis and has never stopped entertaining .
he performs at clubs , restaurants , festivals , theaters , casinos , banquet halls , and more .
saucedo 's schedule has him performing at over one hundred places a year .
