Rick Saucedo (born November 20, 1955) is a musician, songwriter, actor, and Elvis tribute artist.

"Burning Love", which turned out to become the main catalyst for Saucedo and began the creation of his tribute performances to Elvis Presley.

Upon forming his band The Ambassadors, Saucedo landed the role of Elvis in the 1978 Broadway musical Elvis-The Legend Lives.

Fontana, and original backup vocalist Millie Kirkham, Saucedo recreated Elvis' career.

If he portrays the earlier Elvis, he styles his hair short and high, allowing him to remain natural and not use any wigs or hairpieces.

Fontana, Millie Kirkham, and more, Saucedo recreated numerous eras of Elvis Presley's musical career.

He remained with The Ambassadors full-time for many years until he began performing music different from The King of Rock 'n' Roll.

Saucedo always performed with a band until 1997 when he played a one-month-long engagement in Aruba at the Alhambra Casino.

Upon returning to the states, Saucedo began entering the stage with no equipment but a microphone and speakers.

He has written songs of all kinds, including rock, country, love ballads, rock ballads, slasher songs, gospel, holiday, Elvis-style, Beatles-style, Latin-American, psychedelic, and Elvis tributes.

Saucedo turned down the title role in Elvis, the 1979 television movie starring Kurt Russell, in order to keep performing and playing Las Vegas.

To date, Saucedo has released twenty-one albums, some of which began on vinyl, made it to cassette, and now CD.

In 2009, using fan input, he gathered a selection of his greatest hits and went back to the original recordings to remaster them.

[6] Saucedo's most recent projects have been built around the delta blues, rockabilly, and country influences that would eventually lead to rock 'n roll.

Album list[7] Saucedo has earned the status of one of the most respected in the Elvis tribute artist business, having won a variety of awards and honors over the years.

Saucedo has won the 'Best Solo Performer' award multiple times since the 1990s - most recently in 2009, voted in by numerous fans as the best in that category for the year before.

Less than a month later, Saucedo was the first inductee into the Elvis Tribute Artist Hall Of Fame, through the inaugural King Of The World event in Memphis, TN.

Both awards have cited Saucedo's persistence, longevity, success, and dedication to forty years in the Elvis tribute business.

In June 2007, live footage of Rick had made its way online for the first time as videos of his performances were uploaded to YouTube.

In October 2008, Saucedo's official profile launched on TributesRadio, a website for online tribute artists and their fans.

The show focused on Saucedo's original songwriting and featured programming that highlighted his writing style, influences, songbook, and the stories associated with them.