Robert Washington

Robert Washington (born August 16, 1958) is an American Elvis impersonator who has won many Elvis competitions in the United States. Washington is African American, and was the first African American to win the World Champion Elvis Impersonator title. Sam Thompson, a former bodyguard of Elvis Presley, once commented on Washington's close resemblance to Presley's sound.

Career Washington's early performances were singing for family and friends, after Presley's death. He quotes 1983 as his first career stage appearance. He won the event in 2003.

Shows In 2007, Washington toured Europe with the "Original Elvis Tribute" and received many positive reviews.

In January 2013, he appeared at the Capitol Theater in Olympia, Washington. In July 2012, he was booked to do two shows in Aroostook County. His show at the time consisted of two sets: one from Presley's earlier days, and a second from his 1970s Las Vegas period. The Notebook – 2004, feature film