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Declan Patrick MacManus was born 25th August 1954, in St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington in London. He is the son of trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader Ronald (“Ross”) MacManus and record store manager Lillian Costello. His family had roots in Merseyside and he moved to Birkenhead at age 16, with his mother, when his parents separated.
He is better known by the name Elvis Costello - a stage name suggested by Stiff Records manager Jake Riviera - but has used many other aliases including The Imposter and Napoleon Dynamite*.
In the early 1970s Costello was a participant in London’s pub rock scene with the group Flip City. Then in 1977 along with fellow Pub-Rockers Nick Lowe and Ian Dury he made his first releases on the independent label Stiff, tailoring his work towards the punk and new wave scenes. From 1980’s Armed Forces onwards, however, other influences including soul, country, 1960s pop, and classical music began to re-emerge, and he soon became established as a unique and original voice. His output has been wildly diverse: one critic has written that “Costello, the pop encyclopedia, can reinvent the past in his own image”.
His prolific and varied 30-year career has been marked by two constants: sharp songwriting and musical restlessness. The latter has seen him dabble in almost every musical form, from country to jazz to orchestral. This stems from the fact that, at heart, Costello is a fan. His desire to work with his musical heroes has attracted collaborators as diverse as Burt Bacharach and Paul McCartney, Anne Sofie von Otter, Allen Toussaint, Aimee Mann, Bill Frisell, and Brian Eno.
He is better known by the name Elvis Costello - a stage name suggested by Stiff Records manager Jake Riviera - but has used many other aliases including The Imposter and Napoleon Dynamite*.
In the early 1970s Costello was a participant in London’s pub rock scene with the group Flip City. Then in 1977 along with fellow Pub-Rockers Nick Lowe and Ian Dury he made his first releases on the independent label Stiff, tailoring his work towards the punk and new wave scenes. From 1980’s Armed Forces onwards, however, other influences including soul, country, 1960s pop, and classical music began to re-emerge, and he soon became established as a unique and original voice. His output has been wildly diverse: one critic has written that “Costello, the pop encyclopedia, can reinvent the past in his own image”.
His prolific and varied 30-year career has been marked by two constants: sharp songwriting and musical restlessness. The latter has seen him dabble in almost every musical form, from country to jazz to orchestral. This stems from the fact that, at heart, Costello is a fan. His desire to work with his musical heroes has attracted collaborators as diverse as Burt Bacharach and Paul McCartney, Anne Sofie von Otter, Allen Toussaint, Aimee Mann, Bill Frisell, and Brian Eno.
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My Aim Is True
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This Year's Model
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Spike
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Secret, Profane and Sugarcane
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Shoutbox
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Tiagoyuppie wrote:
um elvis que comeu costela !
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Oh i still got a long way to go..
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arzolad wrote:
I want you
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MotownTrash wrote:
Who is this Presley guy, I keep on hearing about?
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RedigaRehder wrote:
ryggplask: Yeah, apparently =(
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ryggplask wrote:
spotify changed 'Elvis Costello & The Attractions' to just 'Elvis Costello'? Makes my charts a mess, buu!
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nmnls wrote:
godlike
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Lord_Krichian wrote:
new album isnt good
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WildeVogel wrote:
May be you like this ? http://www.lastfm.de/music/Figurentheater%2BWilde%2526Vogel
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Black_Mamba9 wrote:
Just saw him last night. Best show I have ever been seen.
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vultomistico wrote:
watching the detectives <3
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tronsuser wrote:
a truly objectionable man. i'm a big fan.
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WildeVogel wrote:
Hey may be you like this: http://www.lastfm.de/music/Figurentheater%2BWilde%2526Vogel
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SushiMovie wrote:
Have been listening to This Year's Model a lot in the car lately. Great stuff!
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kedIIupIIkid wrote:
luv!
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zamarashk wrote:
does anyone know where i can find Elvis Costello's live performance of "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", with just vocal and electric guitar, and the audience supplying the "na-na-na-naaa"s?
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wyld_life21 wrote:
Beautiful <333
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samsonchrist wrote:
i got to see him on august 27, and it was a brilliant show. he can do anything,
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a_frehner wrote:
THE BEST MAN EVER!
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divinemissh wrote:
I'm so happy this guy is touring.
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Paul McCartney
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DSO Pops Series
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DSO Pops Series
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas TX, United States
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News
Elvis Nominated for 2010 Songwriters Hall of Fame
19 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/elviscostello
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