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Artist
Elvis White
12+ albums
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ELVIS WHITE is one of the most exciting bands ever to emerge from the Caribbean. Made up of six exceptionally talented individuals; the band includes keyboardist and musical director Greg Hogan; lead guitarist Larry Riviere; bass guitarist Dean Alexander; and the band's front men, singers Arturo "Toro the Bull" George; the "First Lady" of ELVIS WHITE -- Shekie Wheatley; and lead singer, the band's namesake, Elvis White. Elvis White, named after his mother's favorite entertainer, the legendary Elvis Presley, is the lead singer and namesake of one of the most exhilarating and groundbreaking bands ever to come out of the British Virgin Islands, ELVIS WHITE. The first to recognize the talent of Elvis White was The Mighty Arrow, the King of Soca, who was one of the first Caribbean artists to have an international hit, "HOT, HOT, HOT". Elvis, like The Mighty Arrow, grew up in KinSale, a small village in Montserrat. A lover of great balladeers and reggae bands, Elvis would sneak out of his village at night and soak up the local Montserrat music scene. An invitation by Arrow to join him on the road as an opening singer was Elvis' first professional venture off the island and his first big break. "I admired the way Arrow used to turn the crowd on", remembers Elvis. "He had a great personality, he commanded the stage, interacted with the crowd, got the party rocking, waving, and winding.he was a truly great performer." Elvis' second big break would come from his friend, 17.20 Enter
