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Elvis Ballard tribute concert raised 250.000,- Baht

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Ritchie with Elvis Ballard's wife during: "Always on my mind" On behalf of The Late Elvis Ballard's family wish to thank you all for your generous support for The Elvis Ballard Tribute Concert held at Jomtien Boathouse on 6th August. A total of 250,000 Baht was raised through entrance tickets, raffle tickets, beverage, T-shirt and CD sale, cash donations in the donation box on stage, donation box at The Residence Garden and through the website www.elvisballard.com This amount will go towards Elvis Ballard's daughter's education. Thank you to the evenings fantastic performers who brought a packed house down. Elvis Ritchie Newton, who came up from Koh Samui for the occasion. Rick, Harpic and Carley, Mary from The Blues Factory and Elvis Arthur, who drove down from Bangkok, went on stage, did a great show, and then drove all the way back to Bangkok again. Special thanks to the sponsors, Mata Hari.. Casa Pascal... Poseidon... Mermaid's Dive School... Classic Tailor...Pinnacle Resort... Mulligans Pub....Jomtien Boathouse.. Captain's Corner.. Residence Garden.. Jomtien Beach Residence.... Also thanks to : Pattaya Blatt, Pattaya Today, Pattaya People, Pattaya One, Pattaya Mail for providing coverage, and to Entergraph co. Ltd for providing time and effort for the website www.elvisballard.com Last but not least, thank to a wonderful audience who enthusiastically cheered throughout the whole night, and to the staff of The Residence Garden and Jomtien Boathouse, who donated time and hard work to make this evening possible. Please click here for concert review of Pattaya Mail

 

Ex Bonfire Joerg "JD" Deisinger's book is out now

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Three years in the making, former bassist for German rock legends Bonfire Joerg Deisinger and key writer for the internationally renowned Canadian metal magazine BW&BK Carl Begai have issued a new book entitled Fire And Fame. The book features Joerg's memoirs translated by Carl as its foundation, tracing his career as a professional musician from his early days as a starstruck AC/DC fan that wanted nothing more than to be on stage, through Bonfire's formative years and runaway success in Europe that included major tours with ZZ Top and Judas Priest, to his eventual departure from the band in the early '90s. As a whole, however, Fire And Fame is genuine behind-the-scenes look at the music scene, telling the story of a kid from a small town with the seemingly impossible dream of becoming a rock star actually managed to pull it off. It's a book for anyone who has ever had a similar dream, for those who have lived it, and for those who continue to do so. Ritchie also is featured is the last capitel when JD worked for Ritchie's company Rino Entertainment as Ritchie's promoter in 2004. Thanks Joerg to let me be part in your wonderfull journey. Ritchie Order the book here

 

In memory of Elvis Ballard

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Sadly, ritchie's good friend Elvis Ballard, Asia's top Elvis impersonator, who for many years performed in ritchie's Elvis Pub in Pattaya and as the resident Elvis at the Jomtien Boathouse and Captain's Corner, passed away from cancer at noon on 19th July. Jomtien boathouse / Captain's Corner are sponsoring the funeral rites at Wat Chai Mongkolsala 2 in South Pattaya on Wednesday 23rd July at 7pm. Cremation is on 24th July at 3:30 pm.    Elvis Ballard  was cheerful up to the very last moment of his life. His main concern was for his wife and 11 year old daughter he would leave behind.   We are now working on a memorial tribute concert for Elvis Ballard at Jomtien Boathouse. The concert scheduled for August 6th.   Several artists have pledged to perform, including the Ritchie Newton Elvis Show, Rick and Harpic among others. All proceeds will go towards Elvis Ballard's daughter's education. In addition, a Website will be set up to accept donations for this purpose. Donations can of cause also be given at either Jomtien Boathouse or Captains Corner. Or visit www.elvisballard.com.

 

New article in the Phuket Post

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Ritchie is featured with a big article in the july edition of the Phuket Post.

Thank you very much to Mr. Tony Kelsey-Stead for the nice interview.

Click here to read the article.

New Show in Phuket

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Ritchie is proud to present his new Show "Let The Good Times Rock" every sunday at the Holiday Inn, Phuket.

check out the concert dates

New longterm contracts in Koh Samui

Ritchie signed new contracts with the Baan Samui Resort in Koh Samui.

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On the road with Ritchie

The picture shows Ritchie and JD at the international airport in Phuket.

One week in the live of Ritchie Newton

During his busy touring schedule in Thailand, Ritchie’s friend Joerg “JD“ Deisinger ( Ex Bonfire) and now a fulltime international photographer, has spend 7 days on the road with Ritchie and took a fine collection of behind the scenes pictures, such as family pictures, recording studio,and of course fantastic live shots from recent shows in Koh Samui, Krabi and Phuket.

Chick here for pic’s

The first Big Bang of the year

Ritchie and his entertainer Les Martin performed once again at the beautiful Sofitel in Krabi, this time for a french beauty company. More than 300 guests celebrated Ritchie as Elvis and Les Martin as Frank Sinatra. click here for the pics

Ritchie & Ovada rocked the house on New Years Eve

Three years after their last performance Ritchie and The Ovada Show Band performed once again in a sold out show at the Sofitel in Krabi on New Years Eve. Ritchie also did a great show with Blair Melanson as the Blues Brothers. Here are the pics.

A Message from Ritchie

2007 proved to be a very successful year for Ritchie and Rino Entertainment. The addition of new talent into his agency was mirrored by the addition of new clients. This growth is accented by the opening of two new offices in southern Thailand. This growth is possible in part due to the alliance with ThaiAm Entertainment. This cooperative working relationship has been more successful than anyone thought possible. This success is the beginning of a long term relationship. None of this success would be possible without the tremendous support Ritchie receives from his legends of fans. Ritchie and his family extends a personal wish for a safe and happy holiday as well as a prosperous new year for each and every fan.

Success in Korat

The Ritchie Newton’s ELVIS Show took Korat by storm as it performed for 10 consecutive days during the Southeast Asian Games, December 6-15. This was the first ever Elvis show in Korat hosted by Chez Andy’s Restaurant. Ritchie extends a heartfelt thanks to Chez Andy and his superb staff for a job well done. Ritchie will return to Korat at the end of April 2008 performing once again at Chez Andy’s during the Cobra Gold War Games, a joint training exercise with the US and Thai military. Here are the pics.

Ritchie expands Rino Entertainment

2007 was a year of growth and expansion for Rino Entertainment as Ritchie opens new offices in Krabi and Korat provinces Thailand. Both Krabi and Korat provinces are in great need for quality entertainment. The demand has been so great opening the new offices was a must. Both provinces are developing at a tremendous rate, and outlets for Rino Entertainment were the only real option to provide quality entertainment at competitive prices. With these latest expansions Rino Entertainment now has offices in five (5) provinces of Thailand. Rino Entertainment is now represented in Suratthani (Samui), Phuket, Chonburi (Pattaya), Krabi & Korat.

Happy Birthday Ritchie!

On 7 December Ritchie celebrated his 43rd birthday while in Korat. He enjoyed this special day with family, friends and fans. Ritchie extends his sincere appreciation to the many friends and fans who sent birthday wishes via email, text messaging, his web site and phone calls.

A lovely birthday cake from Ritchie's girlfriend Gai.

Night of the Kings

	On 28th of august almost all Entertainers of Ritchie's company RINO ENTERTAINMENT performed at the General Manager Meeting of the Sofitel Hotel Group in Krabi.

Finding great entertainment just got a lot easier

Rino Entertainment & ThaiAm Entertainment, southern Thailand’s premier talent agencies have formally joined forces to make finding top quality entertainment much easier. This partnership will also give their respective entertainers much more exposure. read more

New Promo-Clip

Ritchie Newton and Enzo Grappa used the low-season and produced a new  promotion-videoclip for his Elvis-Show.

click here for download.

10 years on and still going strong

On the 17^th April Ritchie Newton celebrated 10years of performing his unique Elvis Tribute Shows at the Art Palace hotel on Koh Samui.  

It was a night to remember not just for the spectacular performance of Richie but for loyal fans and friends to re-unite and enjoy the electric atmosphere.

 The evening started with Li’l Willy and the Hepcat Trio playing easy Blues while the guests finished dining. An hour later guests they were up and dancing ready to party.

 Ritchie then took the stage by storm and from his opening number the audience was spellbound and sang along with the undisputed king of Koh Samui.

Surely the highlight of the evening occurred when Li’l Willy himself joined Ritchie with his fantastic harmonica sound on Steamroller Blues. Enjoy the pictures from the night

Ritchie celebrates his 10th year as the Elvis of Thailand

Ritchie celebrates on 17th of april his 10th year anniversary at the Nathalie's Art Palace Hotel in Chaweng Beach - Koh Samui. Special Guests are the wellknown Fabulous Hepcats who will introduce their new album "Night Prowling". For reservations and infos please visit www.Samui-Lifestyle.com Ritchie is featured in an article in the march/april edition of the Samui-Express Newspaper. click here for the article

Ritchie rocked Hua Hin and Krabi

here are the pictures

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