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Samuel Cornelius Phillips (January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003) [1] was an American disc jockey, songwriter and record producer. He was the founder of Sun Records and Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, where he produced recordings by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Howlin' Wolf.
Mar 11, 2016 · Despite the record's success, Phillips ran short of cash and, in November 1955, sold Elvis' contract to RCA for $35,000 -- worth $300,000 now -- the most ever paid for any artist to that...
Feb 3, 2021 · The Sun “sound” began when Sam Phillips launched his record company in February of 1952. He named it Sun Records as a sign of his perpetual optimism: a new day and a new beginning. Sam rented a small space at 706 Union Avenue for his own all-purpose studio.
Sun Records is an American independent record label founded by producer Sam Phillips in Memphis, Tennessee on February 1, 1952. [3] [2] Sun was the first label to record Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash.
Jan 28, 2021 · Sun Records — the storied Memphis label that helped midwife the birth of rock 'n' roll — has been sold to New York-based music company, Primary Wave.
Samuel Cornelius Phillips (January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003), better known as Sam Phillips, was an American record producer who played an important role in the emergence of rock and roll as the major form of popular music in the 1950s.
Jul 31, 2003 · Record label executive. Recording studio owner Sam Phillips founded Sun Records in 1952 and is credited with discovering Elvis Presley and with being an instrumental part of the launch of the rock 'n' roll genre.
Jan 5, 2023 · Record producer Sam Phillips is best known as the founder of legendary Memphis label Sun Records and a key architect of rock and roll.
Sam Phillips: Sun Records. Sam Phillips (far right) at the console in Sun Studios with (left to right) Elvis Presley, Bill Black and Scotty Moore.Photo: Michael Ochs Archive / Redferns. With the death of producer Sam Phillips the pop music industry has lost one of its greatest pioneers.
Jul 31, 2003 · A look back at the life of Sam Phillips, who founded Sun records in 1952 and is credited for discovering music legend Elvis Presley.
