Eddy Ouwens (born 30 May 1946,

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), also known as Danny Mirror, is a Dutch

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and

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Overview

He was a founder member in 1966 of the Rotterdam-based

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, Eddy Nelson & the Eddysons. After a few

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he left to work as a

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and produced

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and The Shoes. In 1970, he released the

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, "Everybody's Nobody" / "Every Little Sigh Becomes a Lie", under the name Eddy Owens. Ouwens co-wrote the

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entries in 1975 ("

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" performed by Teach-In), and 1978 ("'t Is OK" performed by

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). In August 1977, following the death of

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, he recorded and released the single "

I Remember Elvis Presley (The King Is Dead) "I Remember Elvis Presley (The King Is Dead)" is a song co-written by Dick Bakker, Eddy Ouwens and Dunhills, performed by Ouwens under the name of Danny Mirror. The song was dedicated to Elvis Presley stating he is the one and only king." It reac ...

" as his tribute to the departed 'King'. It spent nine weeks on the

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and peaked at number four. In his native Netherlands, the record made

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. To extend this success, Ouwens invited

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, Presley's original

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s, to record a medley

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of 50 Presley songs. It was released in 1981 under the name of 'Danny Mirror & The Jordanaires'.

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