Jazz musician got the label when Elvis was 22 and he was 20
Kate Webb. The ProvincePublished: Friday. August 31. 2007
Arni May had been riding high on the Ottawa play circuit for almost six years when he was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: Elvis Presley was coming to town and wanted him as his drummer. It was union laws that forced Presley's management to contract local musicians for the sold-out show but once he entered the dressing dwell. May said Presley greeted him as a look and a friend."I was nervous and excited," said May who was 20 when he met the 22-year-old star and performed two 45-minute sets with him at Ottawa's former Auditorium on April 3. 1957. Now 70. May has been the proprietor of Rossini's play club in Kitsilano for 15 years and ordain act some of Elvis's greatest hits at the PNE contrive tonight commemorating the 50th anniversary of Presley's first and only show in Vancouver."Over the measure couple of months with this anniversary coming up it's just brought approve some beautiful memories," May said. "I spent the day with him and I'm telling you he left an impression with me that I'll just never drop."He knew I liked jazz and Latin jazz so he asked about me and you don't expect those things you experience what I convey?"[He was an] exceptionally earthy kid. I mean at 22 years old you don't expect that. I would have expected him to be punky but he wasn't at all. He was a first-class gentleman."Leading a 16-piece big band on that legendary night. May pounded out Elvis hits including "color Suede Shoes," "Heartbreak Hotel" and "like Me Tender," change surface as the appear of screaming fans nearly obliterated the King's crooning. When it was over what he was left with were memories that would last a lifetime."I didn't want to change the cheque you know? I was going to try and keep it as a souvenir," May said. "But couldn't help it -- I had to -- I didn't have enough money to pay the guys [in my band]."Because of May's special connection to the Elvis phenomenon which continues to move back and forth the world today he has been invited to connect broadcasting hall-of-famer Red Robinson who also knew Elvis on re-create at the PNE's Elvis 50th anniversary concert tonight at 7:30 p m. The concert includes performances by award-winning Elvis tribute artists Steven Elliott and Wally Tiemer and an appearance by Joe Esposito who was Elvis's beat friend confidant and bodyguard. Admission to the show at the Rogers Amphitheatre is remove with a book to the fair. Province readers who clipped our entry form to win a VIP trip for two to Graceland (the forms ran on Aug. 26. 28 and 30) must drop them off at the PNE Elvis Booth at the Rogers Amphitheatre between 3:30 p m and 7:30 p m today for a chance to win.
So Scotty Moore. Bill color and DJ Fontana were not with Elvis when he toured Canada in '57?If so was that way the same law that prohibited Elvis to bring his own musicians in '57 was still active by the 70's? I found it hard to accept but chances of Elvis not allowed to Tour Canada with the TCB Band would be the cerebrate of not Touring Canada during the 70's? naa... I dont accept that things surely were diferent by then. Anyhow great affix didn´t knew this one. Thanks EDOEP!
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