Mt. Pleasant’s Most Famous Elvis Wade
Entertainer, Elvis impersonator, song writer, recording artist, and award nominated screenwriter for the NetFlix movie “THE IDENTICAL”.
Wade Cummins is a talented and gifted entertainer. He was born in the Watts Hill area of rural Tennessee, near the town of Mt. Pleasant. His father was a former moonshiner...and they didn't have much money, although they were richly blessed with a musical form of folk art familiar in the south...the family circle singing and playing music together. Between Wade's mom and dad, they played 17 musical instruments. Wade was the youngest of 7 children and inherited their talents.
Ironically, his first "professional” performances were not long after he, like many, saw Elvis Presley perform live on the "Ed Sullivan Show.” At only 9 years old, Wade would accompany his proud uncle to neighborhood taverns...and he would 'mimic' Presley for dimes and quarters from cheering customers and friends.
The Identical is a fictional feature film starring Ashley Judd and Ray Liotta and is based, in part, on the life of the films' writer Wade Cummins, who performs as Elvis impersonator - Elvis Wade.
Wade Cummins being presented with Citizen of the Month by then Mt. Pleasant Mayor Jim Bailey in Sept. 2018.
Wade Cummins presenting his Eagle Studded Jumpsuit to Mrs. Ruth Floyd in Sept. 2018