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Sun Records founder and producer Sam Phillips put his unique stamp on the seminal careers of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Conway Twitty, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Roy Orbison, among ...
Legendary Producer Sam Phillips Dies Sun Records founder Sam Phillips, who decided that a then-unknown Elvis Presley deserved a recording contract when he heard him sing songs for his mother, has ...
Sam Phillips is the kind of athlete he never saw growing up: not only queer, but proud of it. Now an All-American collegiate gymnast, Phillips brings every aspect of himself to the floor — and ...
Phillips launched the careers of legends including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. The rock and roll pioneer spoke to Morning Edition in 1993, a decade before his death.
Sam Phillips is making his last one the best one! Even though the gymnastics season doesn’t begin until January, the 6-year vet unofficially started his final campaign with a win this past ...
Jerry Phillips sits down to talk to Marcus Dowling about his father, Sam Phillips- producer and founder of Sun Records- and what his legacy means to the family.
This month marks the centennial of the birth of Sam Phillips, the record producer who discovered Elvis and produced his first records. We're listening back to our interview with Phillips, who ...
Sam Phillips is one of a kind. The decorated gymnast made his name as the only out athlete at Nebraska, a Big Ten school known for its iconic athletic program. But as the flagship university of a ...
Phillips launched the careers of legends including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. The rock and roll pioneer spoke to Morning Edition in 1993, a decade before his death.