WON "HALL OF FAN" INDIE MUSIC CHANNEL MUSIC AWARDS LA APRIL 2019 BEEN NOMINATED for THE JOSIE MUSIC AWARDS SEPT 21th DOLLY-WOOD PIGEON FORGE TN 2019 BE EVENT FOR VETERANS AND MILITARY "ARTIST OF THE YEAR" and ALBUM OF THE YEAR For LAY ME DOWN L/P and CHRISTMAS LOVIN "HOLIDAY"My Song that I Wrote and Recorded "Lay Me Down(Draped In The Red White and Blue" was #1 46 times 2 Awards Best Country Classic Song Of The Year Indie Music Channel IMC LA, Then JOSIE MUSIC AWARDS NASHVILLE 2017 for best SONG OF THE YEAR for SONG SALUTING AMERICA and MILITARY Elvis has been passionate about music for all of his adult life, funneling his creativity through his singing, songwriting, and music-making skills. His latest LAY ME DOWN and before was CD, Life, is his 8th LP recording in a long, illustrious continuing career. This Georgia native, born in Atlanta and raised in the small town of Palmetto, Georgia, still currently resides in his hometown.At the young age of 16, Elvis joined the United States Army and at 17 years old was sent off to Lie Kie, Vietnam, where he spent more than a year fighting for his country with the First Infantry Division his last year in the army was spent in Aberdeen, MD. This patriotic multi-talented artist has been compared to Merle Haggard and has been recognized significantly for his poems and songwriting. Aside from making music, his other hobbies include hunting, fishing, But you best believe he’ll grill up a mean Boston Butt in a heartbeat! Off the grill, Elvis has cooked up the design for the world-renowned Guitar House Fayetteville, Georgia. Elvis, the sole designer, and builder of the landmark spent 16 years creating this spectacular, guitar-shaped home. Pictures throughout Google world wide web. Elvis a member of BMI, CMA, ICMA, VVA, VVMF, VF, American Legion, etc., Elvis’first recordings,“Vietnam Blues” and “Loving a Soldier”, originally recorded in 1967, won Patriotic Song of the Year in 1990. In 2005, Elvis won the COMA International Male Recording Artist of the Year. 2007 was the year Elvis received the prestigious accolade as International Poet of the Year for “Loving a Soldier”. Elvis created the music video honoring the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Wall in 2007 and made music and poetry for the Vietnam Veterans with his “Life of Elvis Lloyd Carden”. Prior to his new CD “LIFE”, Elvis L. Carden released the single, “American Rebel”, Guitar House Records Po Box 593 Palmetto, Ga 30268