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Genre
  
BiographyDramaMusic

Country of origin
  
United States

Final episode date
  
19 May 1990

Number of seasons
  
1

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IMDb

Composer(s)
  
First episode date
  
6 February 1990

Theme song
  
Elvis (1990 TV series) Elvis (1990 TV series)
Created by
  
Rick HuskyPriscilla Presley

Starring
  
Michael St. GerardMillie PerkinsBilly Green BushJesse DabsonBlake GibbonsKelli WilliamsJordan Williams

Opening theme
  
All Shook Upperformed by Ronnie McDowell

Network
  
American Broadcasting Company

Cast
  
Michael St Gerard, Millie Perkins, Billy Green Bush

Similar
  
1990, Charlie's Angels, T J Hooker

Elvis (also known as Elvis – Good Rockin' Tonight) is an American drama series about the early life of Elvis Presley that aired on ABC from February 6 until May 19, 1990 before its cancellation due to low ratings. These ten episodes, along with three unaired episodes, were edited into a four-hour mini-series titled Elvis: The Early Years. The series starred Michael St. Gerard as Presley, Jesse Dabson, Blake Gibbons, Millie Perkins, and Billy "Green" Bush. Elvis voice-impersonator Ronnie McDowell provided the singing voice for St. Gerard on the series.

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Plot

Elvis (1990 TV series) Elvis (1990 TV series)

Elvis: Good Rockin' Tonight was a series offering a faithful dramatic re-creation of Elvis' time just before becoming a major star. Focusing on Elvis in 1954-55 as he was beginning his recording career at Sun Records. It was the first time the true story of a rock star been dramatized in a weekly series.

Production

Michael St. Gerard had played Presley twice before, in the 1989 films Great Balls of Fire! and Heart of Dixie; and once again after this series, in a 1993 episode of Quantum Leap.

Millie Perkins starred as the real Elvis's love interest in the 1961 film, Wild in the Country, here she plays his mother.

Matt Dillon and Scott Valentine were the first two choices for the role of Elvis.

Michael St. Gerard's audition was a line read, and him lip syncing to "Baby, Let's Play House". He was flown to Memphis the next day to start filming. The brown-eyed St. Gerard refused to wear blue contacts for the role.

Cast

  • Michael St. Gerard as Elvis Presley
  • Millie Perkins as Gladys Presley
  • Billy Green Bush as Vernon Presley
  • Jesse Dabson as Scotty Moore
  • Blake Gibbons as Bill Black
  • Kelli Williams as Mattie Walker
  • Jordan Williams as Sam Phillips
  • References

    Elvis (1990 TV series) Wikipedia