Marion Keisker MacInnes (September 23, 1917 – December 29, 1989), born in Memphis, Tennessee, was a radio show host, station manager, U.S. Air Force officer, and assistant to Sam Phillips at Sun Records. She is best known for being the first person to record Elvis Presley on July 18, 1953.Keisker was alone in the office of Sun Records, which also served as recording studio named "Memphis Recording Service", when Presley recorded two songs "My Happiness" and "That's When Your Heartaches Begin" for a fee of $3.25. Her exchange with Presley on that occasion has since become part of Elvis lore: I said, "What kind of singer are you?" He said, "I sing all kinds." I said,"Who do you sound like?" He said,"I don't sound like nobody."[1]She was portrayed by Ellen Travolta in the 1979 film Elvis and by Jill Jane Clements in the 2005 CBS miniseries Elvis and Paula Person in the Jerry Lee Lewis biopic Great Balls of Fire!.
Studio Manager who worked for Sam Phillips at Memphis Recording Service and Sun Records. Present when Elvis Presley paid $3.25 to record "My Happiness" and "That's When your Heartaches Begin" in 1953. She brought Elvis to Sam Phillips attention after that.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Elvis
1990
TV Series
Elizabeth Shelton
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll
2000
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Elvis: His Life and Times
1997
TV Special
Presley
1987
TV Mini-Series documentary
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Elvis Presley: Golden Years
2004
Video documentary
Herself
The Sun Days with Elvis
2002
Video documentary
Herself
The Definitive Elvis: The Army Years
2002
Video documentary
Herself
Known for movies
Elvis: His Life and Times (1997) as Actress
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll (2000) as Herself
$15 Million
