Elvis’s Stepbrother? & The Murder of Singer “Orion” While visiting Nashville in 1980 I came cross this bizarre story about Orion and the possibility of him being Elvis’s stepbrother in 1980, when I had the pleasure of meeting a remarkable man, John Singleton, the brother of Shelby Singleton—a renowned record producer and entrepreneur. Shelby was best known for acquiring the rights to Sun Records from Sam Phillips, though this excluded Elvis Presley’s recordings. John and his wife embodied the essence of Southern hospitality. John had a collection of cars, one of which was a yellow taxi cab. While unremarkable in New York, this car stood out as one of a kind in Nashville. Every time we arrived at a restaurant in that bright yellow “eye-mobile,” heads would turn, fascinated by the unusual sight.

Shelby Singleton  ...