Book info card Marion Keisker: The Woman Who First Recorded Elvis

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Marion Keisker: The Woman Who First Recorded Elvis
Bélard, Paul F. (2025)

Linden Press , Greenlawn (NY)
paperback , 310 pages , 22.8 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm , 0.474 kg
ISBN-13: 979-8-3013-1164-2

Category:	Biographies
Language:	English
Description:	"At the Jaycee ceremony in January 1971, honoring Elvis Presley as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation, Elvis saw Marion Keisker in the audience. As he approached with Priscilla, he said, 'This is the woman I've been telling you about. She's the one who made it all possible. Without her, I wouldn't be here today'. Marion was Sam Phillips' assistant when he established the Memphis Recording Service, and later Sun Records. She is best remembered as the first person to record Elvis in July 1953, then encouraging Sam Phillips (numerous times) to record him commercially, therefore playing a pivotal role in Elvis' ascent towards the pinnacle of his career. Throughout interviews given, Marion discloses the workings of Sun Records, the sessions, Elvis' moods during those first days of his career. There is a trove of little known or unknown anecdotes many fans will be delight in. The books is a fitting and well-deserved tribute to Marion Keisker". Source: book back cover.
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