“Who do you sound like?” — Marion Keisker to 18-year-old Elvis Presley, July 18, 1953

It’s her birthday. I finally wrote about her – and my theory about her “role” in “discovering” Elvis – for my column at Liberties! That was a long time coming! In the piece I mentioned her reunion with Elvis in Germany in 1960, and the picture taken of the moment. Here it is:

 
 
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