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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.
Jan 27, 2023 · This month marks the centennial of the birth of legendary record producer Sam Phillips, who discovered Elvis and produced his first records, which many consider Elvis' best. Phillips also...
Ahmet Ertegun Award. One of the most important figures in the history of rock. Sam Phillips discovered Elvis Presley, pioneered rockabilly and founded Sun Records, where he quietly went about the business of building and recording the rock and roll canon.
Feb 13, 1986 · Sam Phillips: The Rolling Stone Interview. Sun Studios founder remembers his first impressions of Elvis, shepherding the souls of rock legend and eventually cashing out. By Elizabeth Kaye ...
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. He discovered Elvis, made the earliest recordings of...
Jul 30, 2003 · January 5, 1923. Died. July 30, 2003. Birthplace. Florence, Alabama. One of the most important non-performers in American music, producer Samuel Cornelius Phillips founded Sun Records and introduced the world to Johnny Cash, Howlin’ Wolf, B. B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich, and many others.
Guralnick is the author of Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘N’ Roll and cocurator of “Flyin’ Saucers Rock & Roll: The Cosmic Genius of Sam Phillips” on display at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. Phillips opened his Memphis Recording Studio in 1950 with the goal of recording blues music made by black artists.
