Elvis is Everywhere singer Mojo Nixon dies

Singer, actor and DJ, Mojo Nixon, known for the 1987 novelty hit Elvis Is Everywhere, has passed away at the age of 66. Nixon, whose real name is Neill Kirby McMillan Jr., was found dead on board the annual Outlaw Country Cruise, where he was a regular presence both as a performer and co-host. He had performed just the night before. The cause of death was cardiac arrest, according to his family.

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Born in North Carolina, raised in Virginia, schooled in Ohio, and after traveling to England, Nixon first started playing music in Denver in a punk band known as Zebra 123. Nixon’s breakthrough came with the 1987 album Bo-Day-Shus, which featured the opening track, Elvis Is Everywhere.