Jimmy Orion Ellis

August 16, 1977. All of America was stunned by the news of Elvis Presley's untimely passing. Some went so far as to believe that it couldn't be true. Somehow he had faked his death. For the executives at Sun Records that fantasy became an opportunity in the form of Orion, a mysterious masked performer with the voice of The King. First appearing in 1979, Orion recorded 11 albums and performed live to packed houses and rapturous fans around the nation. But who was the man behind the mask? In this stranger-than-fiction true story, Jeanie Finlay exposes the incredible life of an unknown singer plucked from obscurity and thrust into the spotlight with the complicity of a manipulative music industry and a public fan base unwilling to let The King go. Resonant in its themes of identity, fate, and the double-edged nature of fame, Orion is a stylish mystery story that finally gives a name and a face to a gifted artist who had been unjustly deprived of both.

Jimmy Ellis, also known as Orion, live in Boras Sweden on September 12 1992.

Great opportunity to see Orion looking terrific and performing in his mask at the height of his Sun years popularity. Filmed on 16th. October 1982 in Newburg, Maryland and featuring 13 songs in the sixty minute playing time and in very good quality. Includes: Anybody Out There; Texas Tea; What's Forever For; Honky Tonk Heaven; Look Me Up; Gone At Last; Solitaire; Love Is In The Air. A rarity in that not much early footage exists of Orion from the Sun period and even better since the songs are mostly Jimmy's own with little Elvis orientated tracks.

Jimmy Orion Ellis live in Bear Creek Farms in Bryant Indiana May 29 1992.

Jimmy Orion Ellis' final show in Sweden.