Artists/Band - Elvis Birthday

Paul Leim

For most musicians, there is a distinct separation between various segments of the entertainment industry. Few other musicians have so successfully bridged the gap between records, motion pictures, live performance and television. Paul has compiled an enviable “track record” in all four areas and has earned his distinction as one of the foremost drummers in the entertainment industry worldwide.

Joe Guercio

Joe Guercio hat eine produktive Karriere genossen, aber er ist wahrscheinlich am bekanntesten und bewundertsten für seine Arbeit mit Elvis Presley. Er war der Dirigent von Elvis‘ Konzerten vom Sommer 1970 bis zum Juni 1977 als Elvis seinen letzten Auftritt hatte. Elvis war bekannt für seine Spontaneität und Improvisationen auf der Bühne und alle anderen mussten immer für alles bereit sein. Guercio erinnert sich: „Er drehte sich um und legte mit einem Lied los. Die Rhythmusgruppe kannte ihn in und auswendig, aber wenn man da steht und ein 26-köpfiges Orchester dirigiert, was soll man dann machen?“

James Burton

Elvis Presley approached James and asked him to play on the famous 68 Special show, but James was working with Frank Sinatra at the time and had to decline. Elvis contacted James again in 1969 to tell him that he was returning to live performances and asked James to form a band to support him. That was when The TCB Band was formed. James continued to work with Elvis until 1977 and beyond. During the 1970s James also worked with Gram Parsons and was also a member of the Hot Band formed by Gram’s girlfriend and backing singer Emmylou Harris.
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Ron Tutt

Born in Dallas, Texas, Ron started tap dancing along with singing at the age of three. He studied tap for eight years and was considered a “child prodigy” by many. By the third grade he was playing trumpet with the school orchestra, and at ten won first prize in a Dallas ukulele contest. At age eleven he tap-danced on the first ever program broadcast LIVE on television in Dallas/Fort Worth. It wasn’t until the summer of his junior year in high school that Ron gave up the trumpet and began playing drums.
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Jerry Scheff

Bass player Jerry Scheff is a native of San Francisco and originally got his start playing in jazz clubs in the Bay Area at the age of 15. Following a three-year stint as a musician in the U.S. Navy, Jerry joined jazz guitarist Barney Kessel in Los Angeles. After achieving a successful debut as a jazz string bassist, he decided to seek out session work instead in the pop/rock world of Los Angeles. With his appearance on Along Comes Mary, a hit by vocal group The Assocoation, the demand for Jerry’s services increased considerably.
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Glen D. Hardin

Glen D Hardin was born in Collingsworth County, Texas. He learned to play the piano by the age of eight but hadn’t thought about playing the piano professionally until he got a job in the infamous Palomino Club in Long Beach, California. His musical career then really took off in 1962 when he became a member of The Crickets, previously Buddy Holly’s band. During this time Glen started to write music and songs not only for The Crickets but also other fellow artists at Liberty Records. In 1965, one song, Count Me In became a number one hit for Gary Lewis and The Playboys. In the same year, he joined The Shindogs with James Burton and became a regular on the TV show Shindig.
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Dennis Jale

Music was the first love and companion for the 12 years old boy. Today Dennis Jale, the marked Austrian Rock voice, is the man with the inimitable acoustic colour and the force to delight his audience with any musical genre. What started softly in a bedsit reaps today hurricanes of applause on international stages. Be it a gig with his band “The Jam Gang” which he established 1998 together with his best friend Goran Mikulec be it cooperations with other well known artists as Gary Lux or Michael Seida or the TCB Band – the charisme of Dennis Jale wins over.

The Sweet Inspirations

We’d like to share our rich history with all the friends and fans we’ve made over the years. We’ve been blessed by all the opportunities to work with the most gifted artists of all time. We hope to list them all, each of them has helped to make us what we are today.There are more than 35 million websites and over 360 group forums just on Yahoo dedicated to Elvis Presley. It would be an understatement to say that he was such a special part of our lives, and our words will never truly express the impact he had on the Sweet Inspirations. It’s all about the music.

Joe Esposito

Joe Esposito was one of the King’s closest friends and a high-ranking member of the Memphis Mafia. They both met already in 1959 when Elvis was serving in the army in Germany. Since then Joe did not leave Elvis’ side. For Elvis, who nicknamed him “Diamond Joe”, he was bodyguard, accountant and tour manager in one person. In addition Joe had small roles in some Elvis movies like Clambake, Stay Away Joe and This is Elvis. After Elvis Presley passed away Joe was amongst others tour manager for Michael Jackson.