Enjoy Mother's Day Weekend with Elvis Tribute Artist Jake Slater!

May 6, 2014
By: Josh Sharrow

Jake Slater was born December 31st, 1991 in Saginaw, Michigan.

Slater spent his first 13 years in a small farming community in the Saginaw river valley. Jake lived, worshiped and attended school in St.Charles, Michigan.

Life was pretty simple with a go-cart, shooting guns, playing with his dog, and working on old cars in the garage with his Grandpa. An Elvis fan since 6 or 7 years old, his interest in Elvis peaked when his Grandparents acquired the internet. Listening to an internet 50's radio station when the Elvis song "Hound Dog" came on, he was hooked. Jake began buying Elvis CDs and watched them in every moment of spare time.

At the age of 13, Jake made an important move North to Bellaire, the same as Elvis did from Tupelo to Memphis all those years ago. This move proved to be a turning point, and the doors of opportunity were soon opened for Jake and his career as an Elvis tribute artist.

After singing for friends and family, in late summer of 2008 Jake started performing for the public. Since then he's performed for audiences of all sizes, sell-out shows, and major competitions like the Saginaw Kingfest where he won the Early Years contest in 2009 and was awarded the King of Saginaw title for 2011!

Jake has the distinction of being the only King of Saginaw who has won both the Early Years and Concert Years contests in the competition. In 2011, Jake competed at Branson, MO and Tupelo, MS in the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist preliminary rounds and qualified to represent Windsor, Ontario when he competed at that contest in June 2011. Jake was one of only 26 qualifying tribute artists at the 2011 competition in Memphis.

In April 2013, Jake was awarded 2nd place in the Branson Elvis Festival in Branson, MO.

Jake is bringing his Elvis tribute show to The State Theatre in Bay City on Saturday May 10, 2014. Tickets are still available by Clicking Here!