The news is hard to take for all Syracusians, not only because Eli was such a staple of our nightlife but because of the sad circumstances surrounding his death. For more on those details and a story of what Eli meant to us, click here. Thanks to the Post Standard.

Eli’s life story is simply amazing and if you’d like to hear him tell it, he did a riveting and very personal two part podcast with Brian Hamilton of Syracuse Nostalgia back in December of 2017 that’s well worth a listen. Do that by clicking here.

Eli was the recipient of the 2019 SAMMY’s Founders Award. Selected and presented by Sammy’s Founder Frank Malfitano

Councilor Joe Driscoll (a long time local musician) has set up a GoFundMe to help pay for Elijah’s funeral expenses. Click here if you can chip in.

Here’s Eli doing what he did best: