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Engelbert Humperdinck: 'Elvis was electrifying'

"I've seen many great performers on stage, from Dean Martin to Céline Dion, but nothing beats the first time I saw Elvis. There was no pomp, no pyrotechnics, nothing to distract you from the raw talent of the man in the white jumpsuit.

He was a very real artist. The way that this guy, who must by now have had a thousand number ones, sang every number was electrifying. Each rendition sounded as fresh and new as if he were singing it for the first time.

The highlight, though, was meeting him backstage afterwards. Knowing I hadn't seen him perform before, he asked what I had thought of the show. "Elvis," I said, shaking his hand, "you were fine."