(Elvis had already visited Sun before that to record two sessions for personal use, and Marion Keisker had taken note of his potential).

The song began: "Always at twilight I wish on a star, I ask the lord "to keep you wherever you are..." Sam had been impressed by it, but was unable to ascertain the name of the singer; nevertheless he toyed with releasing it as a single.

Marion (Sam's business associate) intervened with the idea to get Elvis to sing it as a debut record.

Despite a spirited attempt at recording it, Elvis felt he could not better the performance on the demo, and went on to work on "That's All Right", released in July 1954.

[3] The Sweeney demo remained privately in Marion's hands, its existence became an urban myth.

The singer was not identified, till heard by Christopher Kennedy in early 2017, his suspicions were confirmed by Jimmy's daughter Eugenia, among others.

Earlier to these events in January 1954, Elvis had, in the second of two (self-paid) private sessions, cut a second acetate at Sun Records of "I'll Never Stand In Your Way" and "It Wouldn't Be the Same Without You", the latter a Fred Rose, Jimmy Wakely song.

In 1943 he was drafted as Private into the US Army, at Camp Forrest, Tennessee, and was eventually honourably discharged.

On the 8 Jul 1948 the Varieteers appeared as guests on Appointment With Music (an NBC radio show originating from WSM, Nashville).

[10] Then, at the height of it all in 1962, aged 40, he opted out and returned home to Nashville; for a state government job.

This is an incomplete list, the dates are the years the songs were issued by Marty: [17] He died in Nashville of cancer at age 69.