{"id":1973625,"date":"2025-08-22T02:41:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T02:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1973625"},"modified":"2025-08-22T02:41:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T02:41:05","slug":"north-alabama-teen-pays-tribute-to-the-king-of-rock-and-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/north-alabama-teen-pays-tribute-to-the-king-of-rock-and-roll\/","title":{"rendered":"North Alabama teen pays tribute to the King of Rock and Roll"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT<\/a>) \u2014 Good music transcends age and life experience, with a unique capability of bringing people together, and a teenager from North Alabama is taking classic songs and playing them for his generation.<\/p>\n

15-year-old Mason Lee loves music, especially the classics.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI play the piano, bass guitar,\u201d Lee said. \u201cI play the guitar. I play alto saxophone in the band. I play tenor sax, bass clarinet in the band, and I can play a little bit of the drums.\u201d<\/p>\n

He has a particular appreciation for the music and performance style of Elvis Presley. He describes himself as a tribute artist.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou do kind of like what an impersonator does on stage, but instead of being exactly like him, you\u2019re just trying to help keep the memory of Elvis alive,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n

Lee and his family visited Elvis\u2019 home, Graceland, eight years ago.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019d never seen anybody doing anything like he was doing before, and I thought it was something special,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n

After that visit, Lee began singing Elvis\u2019 songs. He returned to Graceland for camps that included opportunities to perform. This August, Lee was invited to take part in the first Junior Elvis Tribute Showcase. The performance was a part of Elvis Week, an annual weeklong tribute to Elvis held in Memphis around the anniversary of the singer\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

Lee said he intends to continue performing.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of it is just to keep his memory alive and hope that new generations hear his music and like his music and get into what he did,\u201d Lee said. \u201cNot just music, but how he gave to his fans and how he gave to people and cared for others.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee is a drum major with the Ardmore High School Marching Band, and for this year\u2019s show, he plans to bring some of his performance skills to the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re doing a blended classics show, so we have Chuck Berry and Beethoven and AC DC,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n

He said, during the Chuck Berry portion of the show, you can expect to see a little rock and roll flair. The band\u2019s first marching performance will take place during Friday\u2019s football game.<\/p>\n

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