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It has been nearly 41 years since the passing of Elvis Presley, but "The King" can still draw a crowd.

Continuing Stateside's look at Michigan festivals, we headed to Ypsilanti for Michigan Elvisfest, taking place July 6 and 7 at Riverside Park.

Mary Decker, the director of Elvisfest, and Colin Dexter, a 19-year-old Elvis tribute¹ artist who will be performing at the festival, joined Stateside to tell us about the event.

This is the 19th annual Elvisfest, and Decker said idea originally came from an Elvis competition on CNN.

Ypsi's Elvisfest put its own spin on the event, making it a concert rather than a competition for the artists.

Dexter said that he started performing as an Elvis tribute artist at 13.

"I started loving Elvis when I was 5-years-old and my nana got me into it. But actually, when I was 10, that was the first time I ever went and watched the Michigan Elvis Festival, and I just kept telling my mom, 'One day, I want to do that so bad.' And then, just a couple years later, I was up on the stage with all the other guys that I had been watching years before," Dexter said.

As for why he likes Elvis and his music, he said it's something different.

"A lot of teenagers and young adults, nowadays, they don't really listen to that type of music anymore, and it's kind of where their music sort of came from. And I think that music isn't really appreciated anymore," Dexter said.

Dexter said he sees a certain charisma² in Elvis that he likes as a tribute artist, but Decker set the record straight on Elvis tribute artists versus³ impersonators.

"The tribute artists, they don't try to be Elvis; they just do tributes⁴ to Elvis," Decker said. "The ones that are impersonators, sometimes they don't even sing."

Listen above to hear the full conversation, and click here to learn more about the festival.

1 tribute   

n.颂词，称赞，(表示敬意的)礼物；贡品

参考例句：

• She accepted their tribute graciously.她慈祥地接受了他们的致意。
• Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.许多被征服的国家必须向古罗马的统治者朝贡。

2 charisma   

n.(大众爱戴的)领袖气质，魅力

参考例句：

• He has enormous charisma. He is a giant of a man.他有超凡的个人魅力，是个伟人。
• I don't have the charisma to pull a crowd this size.我没有那么大的魅力，能吸引这么多人。

3 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。

4 tributes   

n.（尤指旧时一国向他国交纳的）贡品( tribute的名词复数 )；（良好效果或影响的）体现；（尤指对死者的）致敬；称赞

参考例句：

• He had the strength and power; he meant to bear rule over others and he expected tributes from them. 他有权有势，想支配人，要人们拜倒在他的脚下。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His colleagues paid generous tributes to the outgoing president. 同事们纷纷向即将卸任的总裁致敬。 来自辞典例句