"Was Elvis Still Alive? Gail Giorgio’s Investigation and the Mystery of 'Orion'"

Elvis Presley Bestselling Author Gail Giorgio's Passing part of it, was that the hero of fiction, faked his own death, to escape the limelight and possible danger. Gail Brewer-Giorgio said she was “inspired by the death” of Elvis Presley to come up with such an idea, plus her intuition told her, this could have been something Elvis Presley might have had done. In 1978, her intuition seemed to sound true, in more than one way: SUN International Records, owned by Shelby Singleton released the LP “Duets” by Jerry Lee Lewis and Friends. On two songs Jerry Lee Lewis clearly duetted with Charlie Rich, but on the remaining ten it seemed he was having the duets of his life with none less than Elvis Presley. The American columnist James Bacon, tried to find an answer to whose voice, other than the voices of the afore mentioned Charlie Rich and Jerry Lee Lewis belonged to. James Bacon made mention of letters concerning a column about Elvis Presley, released earlier, would not stop. In the column the voice on the album “Duets” was credited to Elvis Presley. James Bacon, also had word from Memphis Mafia and one of Elvis Presley’s closest associated Red West, that it was indeed Elvis on this recordings, who gave a hand to an old friend—Jerry Lee Lewis. Sometimes in the 1960s, at the end of one of the songs, you can hear Jerry Lee Lewis also clearly asking “Man, you’re ready for tonight, Elvis?” Jerry Lee Lewis did not comment on the release of “Duets”. One letter received, stated that the voice belonged to an impersonator or soundalike named Jimmy Ellis who would soon make some more news. But James Bacon refused to believe, that anyone else except Elvis could sing that way. Plus, he insisted that Jerry Lee Lewis did not need Publicity gags like this. Most likely, Jerry Lee Lewis was not even asked of the enhanced re-release of some of his vintage SUN recording output. Some letters also wrote that it was recorded after 16 August 1977, that Elvis might have faked his death … In 1979, Gail Brewer-Giorgio which was just awaiting publication of her novel “Orion”, received a mysterious phone call. The voice seemed to belong to Elvis Presley, but the man introduced himself as Orion. When Gail insisted that Orion was a work of fiction, the reply on the other line insisted: “I know that I’m Orion, I was born today.” The call had come from Shelby Singleton’s offices at SUN Studios in Nashville/Tennessee. It did not belong to a character of fiction, which came to life, but to the mysterious singer on “Duets” whom so many had believed to be Elvis Presley—his name was Jimmy Ellis. Photos: Peter Vitek, Jimmy Ellis aka Orion unmasked, Author Otto Fuchs (1996, City Pyramid Venue, Vòsendorf / Austria), Gail Giorgio, Cover of her Elvis Bestsellers Is Elvis Alive and Orion, Gail (Brewer) Giorgio, Jimmy Ellis aka Orion Masked, Author Otto Fuchs, Cover of the Austin Macauley Published Elvis Presley - Walk A Mile In My Shoes).

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