'' The young man on Rhythm Guitar, he makes records for RCA Victor,  his name is John Wilkinson. Also one of my closest friends. ''

 Elvis Presley, Las Vegas, August 21st 1970

Welcome to the official website of John R. Wilkinson. John is known world-wide as the rhythm guitar player of Elvis Presley. When Elvis formed his famous TCB-Band, back in 1968, John was handpicked by Elvis. The King immediately saw the musical talents of this 23 year old kid from Springfield Missouri. From the very first rehearsal, John and Elvis became friends. Good friends. Close friends. Although the entourage around Elvis constantly changed, both on stage and in Graceland, John remained loyal to his boss until that horrible day in August 1977. Over the years, I was fortunate enough to meet John on different occasions. In 1999, John did two triumphant shows in my hometown, Mol-Belgium.  Three years later, John returned to Mol for another smashing show. I'm proud to call him a good and dear friend. It’s been my privilege to create this web site, together with my wife Sonja and a friend of mine, Geert Van Lommel. We hope you’ll enjoy the site as much as we have enjoyed making it.