With Buddy Ochoa, 1958

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http://entertainment.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=7064&lotNo=46272#Photo

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A new image for me!!!!
Way cool fool,Thanks!

Cool photo. Thanks a lot for posting.

Sincerely
Brian
www.brian56.dk

Thanks Fool

Nice find. From the auction page:

Elvis Presley Autographed Loving You EP and Photo Display. Buddy Ochoa, the original Elvis tribute artist, became friends with the legend in 1958 after Elvis learned of Buddy's inaugural performance as "Elvis" in Dallas. A few years later, as a memento, Buddy created this display which included a photo of the two together in 1958, a signed copy of the Loving You Vol. II EP (on the back) paired with a copy of Loving You Vol 1 (unsigned, with front displayed), and a Blue Hawaii motif pairing: a copy of the Blue Hawaii LP with a shirt (by Avanti) similar to the one Elvis is wearing on the album cover. Of particular interest is that Elvis signed the Loving You cover twice! Both times he signed "To Buddy Elvis Presley". All five items have been attractively framed to an overall 19.75" x 36". REQUIRES THIRD PARTY SHIPPING Estimate: $2,000 - up.

Having never heard of Buddy Ochoa, the best I could find is he was a bit player in TV roles in the '60s and '70s, and seems to indeed have an ETA history ...

Here's that autographed EP, and the candid, slightly larger:

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570000_autographed Loving You EP.jpg

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With Buddy Ochoa, Killeen, TX - circa July 1958

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Nice find. From the auction page:

Elvis Presley Autographed Loving You EP and Photo Display. Buddy Ochoa, the original Elvis tribute artist, became friends with the legend in 1958 after Elvis learned of Buddy's inaugural performance as "Elvis" in Dallas. A few years later, as a memento, Buddy created this display which included a photo of the two together in 1958, a signed copy of the Loving You Vol. II EP (on the back) paired with a copy of Loving You Vol 1 (unsigned, with front displayed), and a Blue Hawaii motif pairing: a copy of the Blue Hawaii LP with a shirt (by Avanti) similar to the one Elvis is wearing on the album cover. Of particular interest is that Elvis signed the Loving You cover twice! Both times he signed "To Buddy Elvis Presley". All five items have been attractively framed to an overall 19.75" x 36". REQUIRES THIRD PARTY SHIPPING Estimate: $2,000 - up.

Having never heard of Buddy Ochoa, the best I could find is he was a bit player in TV roles in the '60s and '70s, and seems to indeed have an ETA history ...

Here's that autographed EP, and the candid, slightly larger:

570000_autographed Loving You EP FRONT.jpg

570000_autographed Loving You EP.jpg

580600_w Buddy Ochoa_Texas.jpg

With Buddy Ochoa, Killeen, TX - circa July 1958

Which auction site do you mean please? Love the pic.

Thanks for sharing.

Last edited by E-Cat on Sat Dec 01, 2012 4:06 am, edited 1 time in total.

Since there seems to be interest in the "unknown" Buddy Ochoa, below are more details on him, his cheerleading days and early ETA status at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, and his nondescript, bit actor history going back to 1960 (mostly on TV):

Buddy Ochoa (NCA Staff 1957-59) Movie (The Alamo with John Wayne) and TV actor,. Screenwriter, and Model for Winston Man, Harley Motorcycles. Acknowledged as “the Original Elvis Presley Impersonator”. Currently writing memoir of meeting Elvis after impersonating him at SMU Cheer Camp in 1958.

http://nca.varsity.com/pdfs/notable_staff.pdf

Filmography
Actor (10 titles)
1979 Police Story: A Cry for Justice (TV movie)
Attendant

1976 The Zebra Force
Larry

1976 F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (TV movie)
Associate of Wahler

1976 Kiss Me, Kill Me (TV movie)
Lobby Guard

1974-1975 Police Story (TV series)
Bellboy / Gate Guard / Officer #2
– Sniper (1975) … Officer #2
– To Steal a Million (1975) … Bellboy
– Countdown: Part 1 (1974) … Gate Guard

1974 The Missiles of October (TV movie)
Television Assistant

1974 Hec Ramsey (TV series)
Bill
– Only Birds and Fools (1974) … Bill

1974 Dusty's Trail (TV series)
Courier
– Phony Express (1974) … Courier

1973 Cannon (TV series)
Man
– Trial by Terror (1973) ... Man

1963 Perry Mason (TV series)
Bellboy
– The Case of the Velvet Claws (1963) … Bellboy

Buddy Ochoa
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0643719/

He apparently worked as "Ray Ochoa" in two other appearances:

Filmography
Actor (2 titles)
1980 Borderline
Bartender

1960 The Alamo
Bowie's Man (uncredited)

Ray Ochoa
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0643765/

Enjoy!