Biography

CHRIS DRUMMOND – “Welcome To My World”  

CHRISTOPHER JOHN DRUMMOND, BORN 2nd JULY 1958 LAKE TAUPO, NEW ZEALAND .

AFTER SPENDING MOST OF HIS EARLIER DAYS INVOLVED IN STAGE DESIGN AND DECOR, CHRIS DEVELOPED A TALENT TO RECREATE AND MIMIC MANY DIFFERENT CHARACTERS AND PERSONALITIES. AT THE YOUNG AGE OF SIXTEEN YEARS HE WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED NOT ONLY IN THE STAGE PRODUCTION BUT ALSO THE STARRING ROLES.

HIS UNCANNY RESEMBLANCE TO MANY STARS AND CELEBRITIES WERE SOON TO BE NOTICED AND RECOGNISED BY MANY AGENTS, CLUB BOOKERS AND TALENT SCOUTS. THIS BEGAN HIS EXCITING CAREER INTO THE ENTERTAINMENT WORLD. BUT FIRSTLY HE SPENT 3 YEARS BECOMING A FULLY QUALIFIED MASTER CHEF WITH THE LONDON CITY AND GUILDS ACADEMY OF THE UK. HE IS ALSO AN ACCOMPLISHED ARTIST. (SEE ART PAGE)

ON HIS ARRIVAL IN AUSTRALIA IN 1979, CHRIS BEGAN ASSEMBLING THE MANY COUNTLESS VOICES, COSTUMES AND MUSIC NECESSARY TO BRING EACH OF THESE CHARACTERS TO LIFE. AFTER MANY LONG YEARS OF HARD WORK, TRIAL AND ERROR, AND DOORS CLOSING IN HIS FACE, HE HAS SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT THEM ALL TOGETHER IN HIS NOW WELL KNOWN "WELCOME TO MY WORLD" SHOW. FROM 30 MINUTE FLOORSHOWS TO 4 HOUR MUSICAL JOURNEYS, CHRIS RE-CAPTIVATES THE MAGIC OF GREAT 50's - 60's - 70's ARTISTS' SUCH AS ELVIS PRESLEY, BUDDY HOLLY, ROY ORBISON , THE PLATTERS (HE COMPERED AND STARRED IN THEIR AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TOUR OF 1983) RICKY NELSON, MICHAEL CRAWFORD, JOHNNY CASH, GENE PITNEY, BRITISH POP LEGENDS, AMERICAN MUSICAL LEGENDS, AND MANY, MANY, MORE, ... ALSO TOURING NEW ZEALAND AT ONE STAGE WITH LEGENDARY BRITISH COMEDIAN, “DICK EMERY”.  

THE HIGHLIGHT OF CHRIS’ CAREER TO DATE IS BEING EMPLOYED AS PART OF THE ENTERTAINMENT STAFF AT "ELVIS PRESLEY'S" GRACELAND MANSION IN MEMPHIS , TENNESSEE DURING ELVIS WEEK IN AUGUST OF EACH YEAR WHERE HE ASSISTS AS COMPERE AND HOST AT THE "TENT"... AND ALSO PERFORMS BEFORE THE HUGE CROWDS THAT GATHER THERE. HE IS NOW PART OF THE FURNITURE DURING THIS ANNUAL EVENT.  

CHRIS HAS ESTABLISHED AMIABLE CONNECTIONS WITH “PRESLEY” IDENTITIES SUCH AS…

“SONNY WEST” (ELVIS PRESLEY'S PERSONAL BODY GUARD OF 16 YEARS )

ELVIS’ GUITARIST’S “SCOTTY MOORE” & 70's GUITARIST  "JOHN WILKINSON"

ELVIS' 50’s DRUMMER D.J FONTANA

VOCALIST  “RONNY McDOWELL”  (THE KING IS GONE FAME)

WORKED AT THE DE SOTO COUNTY CIVIC CENTER WITH ED ENOCH AND THE STAMPS QUARTET (2007)

WORKED MEMPHIS , TN WITH RAY WALKER AND THE JORDINAIRES (2007- 2008 -2009-2010)

WAS A CLOSE FRIEND OF ELVIS FRONTMAN… CHARLIE HODGE (SINCE PASSED AWAY)

SUZANNAH LEIGH ( CO-STARRED WITH ELVIS IN "PARADISE HAWAIIAN STYLE") .

ALBIE WYCHERLEY (BILLY FURY’S BROTHER)  

…. JUST TO NAME A FEW.

SINCE HAVING BEEN DISCOVERED IN MEMPHIS 14 YEARS PRIOR, CHRIS HAS NOW BECOME A REGULAR PERFORMER  IN THE UNITED STATES AND HAS SPENT TIME APPEARING AT VENUES NOT ONLY IN MEMPHIS, BUT ALSO APPEARANCES IN LOS ANGELES AND LAS VEGAS AND HAWAII.

HE HAS ALSO WORKED THE BUSY CLUB CIRCUIT OF THE UK INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLACKPOOL, LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER .  

WITH NUMEROUS CD ALBUMS NOW UNDER HIS BELT,  AND A  VERY POPULAR 3 CD SET OF OVER 80 ALL TIME CLASSICS  & FAVOURITES,(AVAILABLE ON THE SOUND FILE PAGE) CHRIS SETS HIS SIGHTS IN BRINGING MUCH MORE EXCITEMENT AND MORE ENTERTAINMENT PLEASURE TO HIS AUSTRALIAN & WORLDWIDE AUDIENCES. AND THERE’S MORE TO COME !  

HIS SHOWS - LARGE OR SMALL - ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT EXTRAVAGANZA THAT TAKES THE AUDIENCE ON A WONDERFUL CAPTIVATING JOURNEY THROUGH GREAT ERAS AND ICONS OF THE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT WORLD.

A FAST MOVING "TIME MACHINE" BLENDED  WITH SPECTACULAR SOUND (LIVE MUSICIANS) AND LIGHTING EFFECTS. (IF REQUIRED)  

ALL THIS ENTERTAINMENT WRAPPED UP IN JUST ONE MAN !

 SO, SIT BACK RELAX, AND LET CHRIS DRUMMOND "WELCOME YOU TO HIS WORLD".....

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