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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.
Jan 5, 2023 · Getty Images. The man who brought the world Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison and B.B. King — among others — would be turning 100 today. Record producer Sam Phillips is best known as the...
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...
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....
Sam Phillips Official Website: New Album, Human Contact is Never Easy, out November 21.
1986. INDUCTED BY. Ahmet Ertegun. CATEGORY. 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. HALL OF FAME ESSAY. By Michael Hill.
