Patsy meets Elvis at The Virginia Opry

Patsy meets Elvis at The Virginia Opry

Saturday, March 26, 2022 – 7 PM at The Historic Masonic Theatre

Glen Shelton, Emcee

TICKETS $25 – $40 BASED ON SEATING LOCATION _{(PRICES INCLUDE $5 FEE)}

Patsy Meets Elvis at The Virginia Opry will feature World Champion Elvis Tribute Artist Michael Hoover and his Show Band performing with Denise Glass, a Patsy Cline tribute artist, on Sat., March 26, at 7:00 p.m.

Bobbie Hoover, Michael’s wife, and manager will be on hand to supply Michael with the scarves that he will hand out to members of the audience in keeping with the tradition that Elvis established at his concerts prior to his untimely death in 1977.

Michael holds the box office record, $4,558, for The Virginia Opry that he set with his Show Band in August of 2018 with Congressman Morgan Griffith in the audience at The Historic Masonic Theatre.

At the International Elvis Tribute Contest in Memphis, Michael defeated 95 other Elvis tribute artists to win the title of World Champion, and he has traveled across the U.S. and around the world performing his “Memories of Elvis” in Japan, Europe, Mexico, and Canada.

Prior to winning the International Elvis Tribute Contest, Michael won the prestigious East Coast Talent Search competition as a country vocalist.

He performed live concerts at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta for five consecutive days, and he has appeared on numerous TV shows such as Rosanne Barr’s sitcom, “Rosanne.”

He also opened for Rosanne at her Circle Star Theater in California, and he has shared the stage with Reba McIntire, Diamond Rio, Chubby Checker, KC, and The Sunshine Band, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Jordanaires, and the late Charlie Daniels.

Denise Glass has performed her “Tribute to Patsy Cline” at the Lee Theatre in Pennington Gap near her home in Jonesville, Va.  Also, she has performed her “Tribute to Patsy Cline” with the Doug Lester Band when his band is not on the road with Michael Hoover.

Her performance at The Historic Masonic Theatre where she performed her “Tribute to Patsy Cline” on April 14, 2018, drew many Patsy Cline fans.  Her performance helped Appalfolks of America, founder of The Virginia Opry that became Virginia’s official Opry on March 31, 2020, when Governor Ralph S. Northam signed “Senate Bill 283” into law, sell more than $3,000 worth of tickets and build its brand.

Denise Glass, who is the lead vocalist for Band-X when she is not performing with Michael Hoover and his Show Band that is led by Doug Lester, lead guitarist and vocalist who has performed with Alabama, Billy Joe Royal, the Drifters, Ronnie Dove, and the late Faron Young, began singing as a vocalist in her father’s band when she was a teenager.

Jay Reynolds, the Show Band’s drummer, served as a staff drummer on the Grand Ole Opry, and he has worked with Lori Morgan, Jeannie C. Riley, Steve Warner, and Tommy Cash.  He has performed for two U.S. Presidents, Richard M. Nixon and Ronald E. Reagan.  Also, he has toured with bands in England and Saudi Arabia.

Michael Mathias, the keyboardist, has worked with Monti Rock, III, and he has built one of the best reputations as a multi-instrumentalist and music educator in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Richard Conley, the bass player, is the newest member of the band.  All of the band’s members along with Denise Glass and Michael Hoover are members of The Virginia Opry that is comprised of 43 members.  The Virginia Opry has eight other bands whose members have been inducted into The Virginia Opry.

1. Ray Allen, director of The Virginia Opry, recalled, “Both Denise and Michael make costume changes during their shows, and I recall that when Denise performed her “Tribute to Patsy Cline” here in 2018 that she told the audience that the last photograph that Patsy Cline added to her photograph album was a photo of Elvis.”

Allen concluded, “Denise’s revelation gave me the idea to put together “Patsy Meets Elvis at The Virginia Opry,” a first-ever show of its kind as far as I know.”