WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK.
WELCOME BACK TO OZARKS FOX
A.M..
WE ARE SO EXCITED.
WE HAVE SHARED THE STAGE FOR
MORE THAN 20 YEARS.
I CANNOT BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN
THAT LONG BECAUSE YOU DON'T
CHANGE AT ALL KELLY.
WE HAVE BEEN ON THE STAGE FOR
20 YEARS I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU
GUYS.
YOU HAVE SOME EXCITING NEWS.
I HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD
PERFORMING MY ELVIS TRIBUTE
SHOW FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS
AND WE ARE BACK AND BRANSON AND
I WILL BE STARTING MY BRAND-NEW
SHOW AT THE CLAY COOPER THEATER
THE ULTIMATE ELVIS A JOURNEY
THROUGH HIS ENTIRE CAREER.
A 10 PIECE BAND, THREE SINGERS.
A HORN SECTION IT WILL BE AN
INCREDIBLE CONCERT EXPERIENCE.
YOU HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AND IT
IS A WEIRD TIME IN OUR COUNTRY.
HOW ARE THE AUDIENCES
RESPONDING BECAUSE I KNOW YOU
HAVE SOME CRAZY AWESOME FANS.
IT'S SUCH A UNIQUE TIME AND
BRANSON'S HISTORY.
BRANSON IS ALWAYS RISING
ABOVE SO WE FOUND WAYS TO
ENTERTAIN PEOPLE AND KEEP
PEOPLE SAFE SO WE ARE SOCIAL
DISTANCING THE THEATER AND
KEEPING PEOPLE ENTERTAINED AND
ENJOYING MUSIC AND KEEPING THEM
SAFE SO IT'S A FINE LINE THAT
BRANSON HAS FIGURED OUT SO
BEING ON THE ROAD WAS AWESOME.
I LOVE BEING OUT ON THE ROAD
BUT THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL
ABOUT COMING HOME.
THIS IS MY HOME I LIVE IN THE
OZARKS SO FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO
BRING MY ROADSHOW TO THE
BRANSON AUDIENCES THE BEST OF
BOTH WORLDS BECAUSE I CAN BE
HOME I HAVE MY FAMILY AND GO
OUT AND ROCK 'N' ROLL AT NIGHT
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
SPEAKING OF YOUR FAMILY,
STEPH IS GOING TO BE IN YOUR
SHOW.
HOW COOL IS THAT?
MY WIFE WILL BE SINGING WITH
KRISTIN MEADOWS.
KRISTIN MEADOWS IS BACK IN
TOWN?
MY BROTHER DANNY IS PLAYING
GUITAR.
HE IS AWESOME.
AND JUST THE AMAZING TALENT WE
HAVE UP THERE THE BEST
MUSICIANS I'VE BEEN ABLE TO
WORK WITH ALL OVER THE WORLD.
WE HAVE SOME TALENTED PEOPLE IN
BRANSON SO TO HAVE THAT
POWERHOUSE BAND IS GOING TO
FEEL LIKE THE ROCK 'N' ROLL
SHOWS THAT WE DO ON THE ROAD.
I AND I YOU HAVE BEEN DOING
VIRTUAL SHOWS AND I'M GLAD YOU
STAYED IN THE FOCUS BECAUSE
PEOPLE LOVE YOU SO MUCH SO NOW
YOU ARE GOING TO BE PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO WANT TO SEE YOU.
WE OPEN UP THIS FRIDAY NIGHT
AND THE SCHEDULE IS ON MY
WEBSITE AND ON CLAY COOPER
THEATER.com SO WE HAVE ABOUT
THREE SHOWS PER WEEK.
USUALLY MONDAY WEDNESDAY AND
FRIDAY.
WE DO A 7:30 PM SHOW AND TO 2
PM SHOW ON WEDNESDAY BUT OTHER
TIMES ARE 7:30 PM THAT THEATER
IS WONDERFUL.
WE WERE THERE BEFORE BACK WHEN
IT WAS THE LEGENDS THEATER SO
FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO
THAT THEATER AND ALMOST FEELS
LIKE ANOTHER RETURN TO ANOTHER
PLACE I REMEMBER PERFORMING
MANY TIMES.
CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION
ABOUT ELVIS IN GENERAL?
I JUST ANSWERED MY QUESTION.
DO YOU DO THE JUMPSUIT ELVIS?
I JUST STARTED TRANSITIONING
TO 1970 HE WENT TO LAS VEGAS
AND STARTED PERFORMING AT THE
HILTON AND AT THAT TIME YOU CAN
SEE, HE WAS REALLY IN GREAT
SHAPE SO I HAVE ALWAYS LIKE TO
PORTRAY ELVIS AT HIS BEST AND
ALSO I AM A HUGE ELVIS FAN SO I
LIKE PORTRAYING ELVIS TO THE
AUDIENCES BEING THE GREATEST
ENTERTAINER OF ALL TIME.
THAT'S WHAT HE WAS AND IN OUR
SHOW THAT'S WHAT WE SPECIALIZE
IN.
WE HIT THESE KEY MOMENTS IN THE
CAREER AND I HAVE BEEN DOING
THE RETURN TO LAS VEGAS IT
ROUNDS OUT THE ENTIRE SHOW WE
TAKE IT HOME WITH THE ICONIC
JUMPSUIT.
I LIKE TO DO THE FRINGE.
I KNOW YOU WANTED TO DO THAT
FOR A LONG TIME.
YOU ARE PULLING IT OFF.
I HAVE SEEN PHOTOS LOOKS GREAT.
IT'S ALL ABOUT TIMING WITH
THE MUSIC AND NOW AT THE AGE I
AM MATT I AM IN A UNIQUE SPOT
WHERE I CAN GO FROM THE 50S ALL
THE WAY THROUGH BECAUSE HE WAS
MY AGE AND I AM 37 AND HE WAS
37 SO IS THIS COOL MOMENT IN MY
CAREER THAT I ONLY HAVE A SMALL
WINDOW TO DO SO THAT'S WHAT I
AM DOING WITH THIS SHOW AND
IT'S A VERY FULFILLING THING
AND THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME
THAT I HAVE EVER DONE THAT
PARTICULAR ERA OF ELVIS.
I USUALLY SPECIALIZE IN THE 50S
BUT THIS WILL BE THE DEBUT IN
THE JUMPSUIT AND BRANSON.
MY MOM IS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
IT.
GIVE US A SAMPLE.
I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU WANTED
ME TO SING OR NOT.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN DO A LITTLE
SOMETHING.
I MIGHT NEED YOUR HELP ON
BACKUP.
YOU KNOW I CAN BE FOUND ♪
♪ SITTING HOME ALL ALONE.♪
♪ IF YOU CAN'T, WISTILL NOT COME ♪
♪ AROUND, AT LEAST PLEASE ♪
♪ TELEPHONE.♪
♪ ♪
♪ >> BABY IF I MADE YOU MAD.♪
♪ SOMETHING I MIGHT HAVE SAID.♪
♪ PLEASE FORGET THE PAST.♪
♪ THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT ♪
♪ AHEAD.♪
♪ DON'T BE CRUEL, TO A HEART ♪
♪ THAT'S TRUE.♪
♪ I DON'T WANT NO OTHER LOVE, ♪
♪ BABY IT'S JUST YOU I'M ♪
♪ THINKING OF.♪
♪ ♪
♪ >>
YOU GUYS ARE GREAT.
WE DO A LOT OF FIFTYISH
SHOWS.
I NOW IF THEY HAPPEN TO BE
SICK CALL US.
I WILL CALL YOU I WILL PUT
YOU ON THE LIST.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE ELVIS'S
PEACE IN THE VALLEY DO YOU EVER
TACKLE THAT?
WE TALK ABOUT HIS LOVE OF
GOSPEL MUSIC AND WE ACTUALLY DO
AN A CAPPELLA VERSION OF PEACE
IN THE VALLEY AND WE LIED IT'S
IN A REALLY COOL WAY AND IN THE
BACKGROUND ON THE SCREENS YOU
SEE THIS BEAUTIFUL CHURCH AND
PHOTOS OF ELVIS AS A CHILD AND
THEY FADE UP AND YOU SEE HIS
UPBRINGING ALL THROUGH HIS LIFE
HE HAS SUCH A LOVE OF GOSPEL
MUSIC SO THAT'S A COOL MOMENT
IN THE SHOW YOU CAN SEE HIM AS
A 10-YEAR-OLD BOY THESE ARE
PHOTOS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE NOT
SEEN OF ELVIS.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I
SHOULD SAY BUT YOU HAVE LOVED
ELVIS SO MUCH.
I HOPE YOU GET TO MEET HIM
SOMEDAY
ABSOLUTELY.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO JAMMING
WITH HIM ONE DAY.
AND ONE MORE QUESTION FOR YOU.
YOU ARE SO TALENTED.
SERIOUSLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
YOU PLAY DRUMS IN ALMOST EVERY
INSTANCE INSTRUMENT WILL YOU
FEATURE THOSE ON YOUR SHOW?
I PRETTY MUCH GET TO PLAY
EVERY INSTRUMENT ON STAGE.
I AM PAYING TRIBUTE TO ELVIS
BUT I AM NEVER PRETENDING TO BE
ELVIS.
I GET TO BE MYSELF AND SHOW HOW
MUCH I LOVE ELVIS PRESSLEY AND
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SONGS
WHERE YOU MIGHT SEE ME PLAYING
AND I DO GET ON DRUMS AND ME
AND MY DRUMMER WILL HAVE A DRUM
OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF WANT AND I
GET TO PLAY GUITAR AND I
BASICALLY JUST PICK UP
EVERYONE'S BASE AND DO A FEW
SONGS WHERE I RUN AROUND ACTING
LIKE A FOOL.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR
SHOW.
IT WILL BE AN INCREDIBLE SHOW
AT THE CLAY COOPER THEATER.
THE PHONE NUMBER IS
417-332-2529.
THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.
7:30 PM WILL BE THE DOWNBEAT
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING
EVERYONE OUT THERE.
AND YOU ARE GOING TO STICK
AROUND AND PLAY A GAME WITH US?
COMING UP NEXT WE ARE
PLAYING MUSIC MADNESS AND I
HAVE A FEELING IT'S GOING TO BE
MAD.