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BLACK VELVET ELVIS
Classic Rock

"No aru taka wa tsume wo kakusu"

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
United States

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Last Login:  10/10/2008
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Member Since12/31/2006
Band Website myspace.com/joewgorman
Band MembersJoe W Gorman, Willie Moseley, Dan Brain, Dave Black
Influences Fear, surprize, ruthless efficiency and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.... BUY OUR MUSIC ON ITUNES!!!!


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Sounds LikeIf the Stones covered Led Zeppelin only they were really, really drunk......like puking drunk...like couldn't find their boots kind of drunk.
Record LabelGONZO
Type of LabelIndie




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   About BLACK VELVET ELVIS
We play music, real music with guitars and Marshalls and no vocal pitch correction, no synthetic anything. We make music the old fashioned way. Blood sweat and BOOZE, lots and lots of BOOZE....


BVE plays in East Central Iowa. We're too busy to play anywhere else: )


Drums: David Black, he's played in bands all over the midwest and joined BVE in 2005. Bass: Dan Brain, he's actually had TRAINING in music, which I think is cheating, joined in 2005 too. Guitar: Willie Moseley, he's been with BVE since 2002. Willie has a Marshall tattoo. Vocals/Guitar: Joe W Gorman. I started the band in 2000.


When this project got started, I called some buddies and reunited a college band. Kurt Fredericks and I have played in bands together since 1980! So we got a mutual friend on drums and discovered a local celebrity, a pretty blue-eyed blonde for vocals. That configuration lasted one show.


I changed the line up and the focus of the band. I took over singing again (I've had this dream to play in a band where I could just shut-up and play my guitar). Over the years, some great musicians have sat in our band, and sadly, Kurt and another bass player, Joel Pearson passed away. But we continue to have fun and play our hearts out. And some of their work lives on forever in our recordings.


We record at Rising Sun Studio (that's in my house! : ) and we play in the Eastern Iowa region frequently.


Our live shows are usually 3 hour love affairs, that mixes our original tunes and some great old songs that I grew up with. Always fun, loud and sweaty we rock away, one note at a time.


Come out and see our show. And then help us load our gear would ya? You know we're getting older! : )


Hey, go buy our music at Itunes!



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Miyuki





Oct 10 2008 2:39 PM

haha...Joe, thx for the great pic!
so cooollll:)

and enjoying ur oden time? haha...xD u're so wonderful.

genmaicha!!! haha, where do u buy it?

hope u have a great weekend.

Miyuki xxx
beatica





Oct 10 2008 2:02 AM


thanks for adding us.
we are beatica from Tokyo.
Please come to us. And I listen to our music, and leave comment.
Daves





Oct 9 2008 10:41 PM

Word on the street is that you have a spot in the line up for... JOOOOKES!! I'll bring the robe yo!
The Drew





Oct 9 2008 4:15 AM

Got the lineup set for this weekend yet? I think Daves wants to hear the disco tune "It's Raining Men".
Miyuki





Oct 8 2008 4:50 AM

hello Joe,
do not the leaves start changing color yet, at least, in the neighborhood of my house....:( umm, a little...!? haha.
how's it going?
Miyuki x
★chiharu★





Oct 6 2008 11:15 PM

Hi! :D
Konnichiwa :))))
How are you?
Japanese Hokkaido is cold.
How about your place?
please take care.
★chiharu★





Oct 6 2008 9:35 PM

Hello.^^
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Oct 4 2008 11:59 AM

i see.
hope u're having an awesome weekend:)
thx, Joe.
Miyuki x
Miri





Oct 4 2008 10:01 AM

Hi, Joe!
I'm very glad you could see my video sections:P
and thank you very much for the comment !!
I hope you have a great Saturday :)
xxx
Miri
Miyuki





Oct 3 2008 4:42 PM

Hello Joe,
Do you have 'BLACK VELVET ELVIS's official You Tube channel? I wanna join it.

Miyuki x
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Oct 2 2008 6:48 AM

Konnichiwa!Joe:)
Thank you for the comment!!
Japan is beautiful autumn.
ED WOODS





Sep 30 2008 2:11 PM

It is so!
It is from director Ed Wood Jr!
ONEPERCENTRES





Sep 30 2008 11:57 AM

uzume AKA disco Devil





Sep 30 2008 11:23 AM

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hi. sorry for late response.
and thank you so much for the compliment. i'm really happy :)

>How did you learn such unique english expressions as "watching paint dry"? Amazing....I'm impressed!!

yay! that expression was recorded in the dictionary xD
I thought that what a unique expression when I knew it as well.

so I love ur classic style.
i wanna drink beer, thanks to ur songs! lol

have a great day <3

ED WOODS





Sep 29 2008 12:48 PM

Hello! BLACK VELVET ELVIS!!!!!
Thanks! for the add!!!!!!!

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Sep 29 2008 11:39 AM

Thank you for your friendship!
You must be "No aru Taka" ne!
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Sep 29 2008 4:27 AM

Thanks for the add!!
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Sep 28 2008 9:18 PM

Thanks for adding Nirf!!!!!
Miri





Sep 28 2008 10:01 AM

Thank you very much for uploading a new song Young Women and Whiskey!!
It sounds very gorgeous, I love your style:)
Miri
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Sep 28 2008 1:02 AM

OK I listened to that song and I absolutely LOVE IT!!! seriously, it gives me a Rolling Stones vibe BIG TIME!!! It has a wonderful rocknroller sound of that time era!! Way to go!!! Definitely a good listen!!! OXO
Miri