With dozens of "Thank you very much" phrases and a parade of familiar Elvis Presley hits Danny Vernon wowed a capacity crowd at the Providence Mt. St. Vincent Summer Concert with his show The Illusion of Elvis on Friday, Aug. 12.

Vernon and his wife Marsha perform with a minimal set up but have maximum impact. She proudly announced, mid-show that Vernon has been selected as one of ten Elvis tribute acts across the nation to get the seal of approval from Elvis Presley Enterprises. Recently he won sixth place in a competition in which more than 38,000 competed to be the best Elvis act.

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Vernon splits his show into two parts, beginning with early 1950's Elvis and then after a break, during which Marsha (who sings backup during his act) sings some familiar golden hits, he comes back out as the Elvis of the late 1960's.

In classic style Vernon, whose vocal timbre is amazingly similar to Presley himself, wooed the ladies by giving them hugs, scarves and even a Hawaiian lei at one point.

Performing against an expertly recorded sound track of Elvis' greatest hits, Vernon gyrates, and plays guitar, swiveling his hips and recreating the dynamic performance style of Presley himself.

The show lasted close to two hours and prior to the show a full chicken dinner was served to the hundreds in attendance.

Familiar West Seattle face Deanne Sposari was there and said, "He puts on such a great show I'd love to see him at Summerfest, if they could handle it. I saw him last year and if he comes again next year I'll be there."

Part of the show was a very well stocked classic car show including vehicles from a wide range of years.

Next in the concert series is Friday, August 19: Cheryl Serio - "Vintage jazz, pop and cabaret".