Jeff Lewis
Jeff Lewis is a Grammy Nominated singer/songwriter, actor, and producer. He’s performed in all 50 states and in over 30 countries. He had a long career in Nashville, TN as a session singer, songwriter, and performer.
Jeff began his award-winning Elvis Tribute Artist career in 2011. In that time, he won the Elvis Tribute Artist Contest at the Oklahoma State Fair, was runner up at the Tupelo Elvis Festival, won the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Last Chance Contest at the Hard Rock Cafe in Memphis, TN, which landed him a spot in the Elvis Presley Enterprises Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest, and won, at the time, the largest purse in the history of Elvis Competitions at the Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee, WI.
He produces the Jeff Lewis and Friends Music Festival, a one-of-a-kind event that brings together some of the best Elvis Tribute Artists in the world, co-produces the Louisiana Elvis Festival, and the Illinois Elvis Festival, all of which are licensed by Elvis Presley Enterprises.
Jeff hosts the most popular Elvis Week After Parties in Memphis for Elvis Presley Enterprises as well as the sold out After Parties for the Tupelo Elvis Festival. He hosts After Parties, emcees, and performs in over 20 Elvis themed events a year.
Jeff has toured and performed with several acts including Buck Owens, John Anderson, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Winona Judd, Rodney Crowell, Ronnie McDowell, Garth Brooks and more.
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Tom Brown
Tom Brown is a Tupelo boy who moved back home a few years ago after an Emmy winning career in broadcasting.
Prior to returning, Tom was Vice President of Original Productions at Turner Classic Movies for 17 years in Atlanta where he was in charge of studio productions and multi-Emmy nominated documentaries. While at TCM he was also the executive in charge of special Elvis Presley projects featuring Jerry Schilling, George Klein, Scotty Moore, DJ Fontana and Priscilla Presley and many others.
Before TCM, Tom worked as an entertainment reporter at TV and radio stations in Los Angeles, St. Louis, and Shreveport. He began his now 40 year career at WTVA in Tupelo.
Tom has also hosted Elvis events in Graceland for over 20 years and is a host of the “Gates of Graceland” video series for Elvis Presley Enterprises. He also serves as co-producer and host of the Nashville Elvis Festival, host of the Tupelo Elvis Festival and appears at various other Elvis festivals around the country.
While back in Tupelo, Tom has served on BancorpSouth Arena Board of Directors and is now proud to be on the board of the Elvis Presley Memorial Foundation, who are the keepers of the Elvis Presley Birthplace.
You can currently hear Tom every weekday hosting “Tom Brown in the Morning” on Sunny 93.3 FM in Tupelo or from anywhere using their streaming app. Tom lives in downtown Tupelo with his wife Lisa and their three dogs, Millie, Maxine, and Stella.