Elvis Costello
Tony Clayton-Lea writes about the enigmatic Elvis Costello, whose life as a singer/songwriter, composer and actor is still a work in progress. Elvis was born Declan MacManus in 1954 in London. His father Ross MacManus was a big band singer. Elvis got his start in the early 70's but it wasn't until 1977 that he recorded his own material under the name Elvis Costello. His producer was Nick Lowe, another new wave artist and the hits started coming from ...