February 01 - The Woman Who First Recorded The Golden Boy

Graphic Elvis Presley biographer Paul Belard published a long overdue book, 'Marion Keisker: The Woman Who First Recorded Elvis Presley'.

The 309-page biography of Marion Keisker covers her early days in Radio broadcasting, working together with Sam Phillips, founding SUN Records and the Memphis Recording Service, recording Elvis Presley on his first acetate and everything she did after that.

Publicity stated: 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 all this 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 and Elvis’ moods during those first days of his career. There is a trove of little known or unknown anecdotes many fans will delight in. This book is a fitting and well-deserved tribute to Marion.

The book is available from >>> Amazon.

Golden Boy Elvis 

The German Golden Boy Elvis fan club published its first digital magazine for 2025. 

It contains reports on Elvis' 90th birthday, new book, movie and music releases, articles on Elvis in Germany, reviews and much more. I especially enjoyed the feature on the 'Elvis Day By Day 2024' yearbook  :-) Overall a nice "in-between" until the first physical 2025 magazine is available.

For more information on the magazine visit the publisher's website at: >>> www.goldenboyelvis.de or contact them by mail at service@golden-boy-elvis.de.

Remembering Lisa Marie

Today would have been Lisa Marie Presley's 57th birthday. Priscilla Presley posted: "You're Always On My Mind 💗". Graceland posted: "Happy Birthday, Lisa Marie Presley. Today, we are remembering and celebrating your life. 💗"

(Source: Nigel patterson / Amazon / Volker Christensen / Graceland / Priscilla Presley)