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   Who is Elvis Costello?

   • Declan Patrick MacManus OBE (born 25 August 1954), better known by his stage name Elvis Costello, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, author and television host.

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   Where was Elvis Costello born?

   • Elvis Costello was born Declan Patrick MacManus, [b] on 25 August 1954, at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, West London, the only child of a record shop worker and a jazz musician. Both parents were from the Liverpool area and had moved to London together a few years earlier.

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   How did Elvis Costello become famous?

   • Inspired by the musical freedom left in the wake of the Sex Pistols, Costello threw off the shackles of his workaday office job as a computer programmer and played his first gig in 1970, performing his own compositions in a London folk club. He took the stage name Elvis Costello in the late 1970s, when he was first signed to a record label.

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   What did Elvis Costello discover?

   • The rock legend talks about discovering Joni Mitchell, learning guitar through Fleetwood Mac, and crying to Bob Dylan. Photo by Santiago Felipe/Getty Images. Graphic by Drew Litowitz. For the first few years of his life, Elvis Costello had no intention of taking up the family business.

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   Why did Elvis Costello choose the name Elvis Costello?

   • Only two things remained to be determined, a name for the album, and a name for the artist. Costello at this time was starting to doubt the wisdom of having chosen the name "Elvis Costello" and recognised that it saddled him with an image that, although useful in 1977, was simply a burden in 1986.

   Biography - The Elvis Costello Wiki

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   Is Elvis Costello a Hall of Famer?

   • Costello penned a memoir, Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink (2015), which was accompanied by the album Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album. Elvis Costello & the Attractions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. Costello was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2019.

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   Declan Patrick MacManus OBE (born 25 August 1954), better known by his stage name Elvis Costello, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, author and television host.

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   Mar 9, 2022 · Who is Elvis Costello and what is his real name? Elvis Costello in 1978. Picture: Getty Born Declan Patrick MacManus, Elvis Costello is an English musician, producer, author, TV presenter, and actor. Elvis was born on August 25, 1954. He celebrated his 67th birthday in 2021.

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   Oct 21, 2024 · Elvis Costello, British singer-songwriter who extended the musical and lyrical range of the punk and new wave movements and became one of rock’s most-respected songwriters. His best-known songs included ‘(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes’ and ‘Everyday I Write the Book.’

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   May 12, 2020 · Who Is Elvis Costello? Singer/songwriter Elvis Costello was first signed to a record label in the late 1970s.

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   Nov 30, 2020 · Elvis Costello on the Music of His Life. The rock legend talks about discovering Joni Mitchell, learning guitar through Fleetwood Mac, and crying to Bob Dylan. By Madison Bloom.

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    Jan 20, 2024 · The newly formed Elvis Costello and the Attractions played their first gigs shortly before the release of "My Aim Is True" in July 1977. The album garnered rave reviews from the UK rock press and soon entered the UK Top 20 chart.