He was The King -- the man from Tupelo, Miss., who turned the music world upside down in the 1950s.

"People can say what they want, but there is a reason that he is considered 'The King,'" said producer Kurt Brown, who brings his production, "One Night With Elvis," to the Pechanga Showroom on Saturday.

One reason may be Elvis Presley's 150 recordings certified gold, platinum or multiplatinum in the United States by the Recording Industry of America. Elvis.com estimates that more than 1 billion Elvis Presley albums have been sold worldwide.

Forbes announced in October that for the second straight year, Presley topped the magazine's Top-Earning Dead Celebrities list with earnings of $52 million.

"Thirty-nine years later, he is still one of the biggest draws in entertainment," said Brown. "I mean, there are more than 60,000 tribute artists."

But don't think that this show is a collection of stereotypical impersonators who like to dress up and act like Presley in their garages or in cheesy productions.

"Yeah, a lot of impersonators are simply people with karaoke machines, but there are a number who are making a good solid living doing it," Brown said.

"One Night With Elvis" is a look back at the singer's career, featuring three actor/singer/impersonators who, as Brown puts it, cover the four stages of Presley's career.

The first phase is, of course, "The '50s," the time period that featured a dozen Billboard No. 1 hits and put Presley on the map.

The next phase features "The Movies," which saw Elvis become a star on the big screen. From there, the show moves on to the 1968 "Comeback Special," which ran on NBC as "Elvis." That special preceded Elvis' seven-year run as a Las Vegas star.

Finally, the show concludes with "The Concert Years," which saw him packing venues across the world.

"The show is not just a concert full of cover songs, but instead more like a play or musical," Brown said. "This is a celebration of the life and music of Elvis, obviously condensed into 90 minutes."

The three actors are Shawn Barker, Reggie Randolf and Rick Alviti, each with their own talents.

"I wanted three performers who would complement each other, and these are three great entertainers with strong vocals and good fits for their roles," Brown said.

Barker is featured in the '50s phase and some of the movie period.

"Barker has a tremendous amount of energy, and at times it seems as though he's ready to jump into the audience," Brown said.

Randolf performs movie songs and some of the '68 tunes.

"Reggie has a smooth, sophisticated persona, and it fits perfectly what Elvis was doing in the '60s," Brown said.

Finally, Alviti covers the rest of the '68 special period and the concert years.

"He has a great '70s presence that captures what was happening at the time," he said.

Brown explained the need for several artists to pull off the tribute.

"I don't think one guy could do it, because Elvis changed so much himself," he said. "He went from songs like 'Love Me Tender' and 'Jailhouse Rock' to movie songs with horns and strings to covering Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones, all the old crooners. He also did country songs, songs by Simon & Garfunkel, just about everyone -- and he made them his own."

That said, the show focuses on the major songs of Elvis' career.

"Don't expect to hear off-the-wall songs, because this is a celebration of the big stuff," he said.

Care has been taken to be as authentic as possible.

"The band we are using is the Expense Account Showband, the official band of Elvis Presley Enterprises," he said. "We have dancers, but they aren't Las Vegas showgirls. They complement the time periods that we are covering and we use them when they are suitable, for songs that featured dancers."

For Brown, it is a labor of love, as he is an Elvis fan. But it's not just the songs that he admires about Elvis.

"He was a star because of who he was," Brown said. "He wanted to sing 'Peace in the Valley' during a TV show, and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, was adamant that if he sang it he would destroy his career because all the kids who were his biggest fans would look at him differently.

"He said he didn't care, because he promised his mother he'd do it. So he did the song and he became even bigger."

"One Night With Elvis"

When: 8 p.m. Jan. 10

Where: Pechanga Showroom, Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula

Tickets: $15-$30

Info: (951) 770-2507