No other artist in the world has as many impersonators as Elvis. Today they are called Tribute Artists. They range from the very bad to uncanny look alikes of the King himself. It seems every city in the world has it's own Elvis. Click here: ALMOST ELVIS
It had to start some where so we go back to the discovery of Elvis himself 1956. Soon after DJ Norm Pringle of Victoria BC Canada started playing "That's All right Mama" and "Heartbreak Hotel." Norm discovered a young 16 year old named Jim Smith with a very close resemblance to Elvis. Norm put a guitar in hand placed him on his regular TV show and to this day he hold the record as the world's first Elvis Impersonator. Jim still lives in Victoria.
46 years later Norm reacquaints himself with Jim. Hear the interview on this page.