Elvis pays tribute to Clarksdale
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With three Grammy nominations in hand, Elvis has a January release entitled Clarksdale Sessions expressing his fondness of this community.
"Costello has only been in Clarksdale maybe a couple of times, but says he loves it here because he doesn't face the usual fan pressures," says Guy Malvezzi.
Malvezzi and Jimbo Mathus, co/owners of Delta Recording Services, 257 Yazoo St., are among Costello's closest ties with Clarksdale.
Malvezzi said unlike some recording artists who are aloof and difficult to deal with, "Elvis is one of the nicest, down-to-earth guys you'll ever meet.
"He gave Clarksdale, the (Delta) Blues Museum, the Shack Up Inn and our recording a real plug in his album credits," Malvezzi said.
Malvezzi said Costello was in Oxford doing some recording when he "decided to visit our Delta Blues Museum."
Costello made a sweep through Ground Zero Blues Cafe, the museum and Delta Recording during his most recent visit to Clarksdale, Malvessi said.
"He took some friends out to eat at Madidi for dinner and dropped a chunk of change," Malvessi said. "Then, he went to Super Soul and bought four suits."
The Clarksdale Press Register
Elvis Costello to pay tribute to Clarksdale
By LARRY BINZ, News Editor December 30, 2004
With three Grammy nominations in hand, Elvis has a January release entitled Clarksdale Sessions expressing his fondness of this community.
"Costello has only been in Clarksdale maybe a couple of times, but says he loves it here because he doesn't face the usual fan pressures," says Guy Malvezzi.
Malvezzi and Jimbo Mathus, co/owners of Delta Recording Services, 257 Yazoo St., are among Costello's closest ties with Clarksdale.
Malvezzi said unlike some recording artists who are aloof and difficult to deal with, "Elvis is one of the nicest, down-to-earth guys you'll ever meet.
"He gave Clarksdale, the (Delta) Blues Museum, the Shack Up Inn and our recording a real plug in his album credits," Malvezzi said.
Costello's highly-acclaimed album The Delivery Man has received two nominations for Best Rock Album and Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal (for the track Monkey To Man) and a third nomination for De-Lovely from a movie.
Born Declan Patrick McManus in Liverpool, England, home to the Beatles, Costello has frequented Mississippi in his many travels.
Malvezzi said Costello was in Oxford doing some recording when he "decided to visit our Delta Blues Museum."
Costello made a sweep through Ground Zero Blues Cafe, the museum and Delta Recording during his most recent visit to Clarksdale, Malvessi said.
"He took some friends out to eat at Madidi for dinner and dropped a chunk of change," Malvessi said. "Then, he went to Super Soul and bought four suits."
Meanwhile, Costello is closing in on a deal to record Club Ate: Live in Memphis through Eagle Rock Entertainment. He records under the label Lost Highway.
According to one entertainment writer on the Internet, Costello's style of music includes traditional rock and roll and more complicated compositional pieces.
Costello and his group, The Imposters, recently released five additional live-in-the-studio sound tracks from the album exclusively through Apple' I-TunesMusic Store known as Future Sessions.
Among Costello's 2005 performances are appearances in Orlando, Miami and Tampa in March.
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