Ron Furr biography

Biography
Of Ron Furr

Ron Furr started imitating Elvis after watching one of his movies. He would go to his bedroom and practice curling his lip and saying some of his favorite one liners in his best Elvis voice. He would use those one liners on his neighbors and classmates. They would encourage him at parties and his popularity grew at a rapid rate.

He started playing private functions with a band he had assembled in 1975. By 1976, he had broken every record at each nightclub were he performed. Ron's brother Bob took over management and booked the show at The Barn Dinner Theater in St. Louis, Mo. He then played the Plantation which was the largest Dinner Theater in the country with seating for 1000. Ron's show sold out for a solid week. This opened up many doors which included playing at Dinner Theaters across the US as well as performing at Six Flags.

In 1977 after Elvis's death, Ron thought his career was over, but his popularity grew. Ron performed at Astroworld in Houston Labor Day weekend in 1977. His band was backing up Chuck Berry & the Coasters. When Chuck Berry's flight was delayed, Ron had to perform in front of his audience. They were so enthusiastic about his performance, while reaching to shake hands with fans, they pulled him off of stage. Luckily, security was there to handle the situation. They kept a close eye on him from then on.

Ron performed a total of 12 months in Six Flag Parks over the next 3 years. His show was so popular in one of the parks that they canceled the circus act and moved Ron's show to the 6000 seat arena.The employees at that park used to call Ron's show "the Elvis ride" because it had a drawing power and effect equal to all the other rides.

For sixteen years, Ron had traveled the US performing in all but 12 states. He kept a band working on the road an average of 10 months a year. Ron Furr is truly a pioneer in the business of performing an Elvis Tribute Show. He frequently receives e-mail from other Elvis Tribute Artists that thank him for inspiring them to perform.

Ron has received the prestigious Arkansas Travelers Award, or as they called it "The Key to the City" for his performances in Little Rock, Arkansas. Then while playing at a Dinner Theater in Virginia, he accepted an invitation to perform as a special guest at Ronald Reagan's Inaugural Celebration marking the beginning of his second term in office.

In 1992 Ron opened RT Furr's Restaurant & Bar. It was a very successful adventure, but he still received calls from his fans from all over wanting him to perform on the road once again. After an absence of 11 years, Ron Furr once again has brought his highly acclaimed show to all who wish to remember the good old days when Elvis became King, and with his fan's loyalty, Ron intends to keep it that way.

Ron Furr has performed his Elvis Tribute in.

Dinner Theater in the US

Elvis Tribute at Presidential Inaugurations

Elvis Tribute at Six Flag Parks

Theater in cities with small & large stages

Corporate events

Special Occasions

Commercials for radio & television