'Elvis had once been seen as a dangerous rebel, and was now a respected, If very flashy dressed, member of the establishment.
But a lot of what was at the core of Elvis hadn't changed so much. I got to see that as I walked with him into a jaycees luncheon at the Rivermont hotel. One of the first guests Elvis recognised was Marion Keisker-who had served for years as Sam Phillips right-hand woman at sun studios.
It was Marion who had first met with Elvis at sun, and she gave him some very important early encouragement.
Elvis hadn't seen her in over ten years, but when he spotted her on the way into the luncheon, his eyes lit up and he looked like the thrilled kid he must have been after many of those sun sessions.
When he turned to me to introduce Marion, he explained who she was by simply saying, "this woman was there when it all started."
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