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Sam Phillips
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American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ (1923–2003)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 37
Top works
- 559 Ways to Die
- Deadly Bargain
- Free-For-All
- Love Remembered
- Deadly Friendship
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Film & TV
Florence, Alabama
Samuel Cornelius Phillips was an American 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.
Known for
- Elvis Presley: The Searcher — Self (archive footage)2018
- The Howlin' Wolf Story: The Secret History of Rock & Roll2003
- The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years — Self2002
- Classic Albums: Elvis Presley — Self - producer and founder, Sun Records2002
- Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records — Self2001
- Classic Albums — Self - producer and founder, Sun Records1997
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1923
- Active to
- 2003
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 291,544
- Total plays
- 3,427,860
Tags
Sam Phillips (born January 28, 1962 as Leslie Phillips) is a singer/songwriter from Glendale, California, United States. Phillips began her musical career as a vocalist in the early 1980s, singing background parts for Christian artists such as Mark Heard, Randy Stonehill, and others. After a short time, Phillips was signed to a solo contract with Myrrh Records (under her given name) where she went on to record four Christian pop albums: Beyond Saturday Night <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/
Key facts
- Born
- Samuel Cornelius Phillips , ( 1923-01-05 ) January 5, 1923, Florence, Alabama , U.S.
- Died
- July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30) (aged 80), Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.
- Genres
- Rock and roll rock rockabilly R&B country blues pop jazz soul doo-wop boogie woogie
- Occupations
- Disc jockey songwriter record producer
- Years active
- 1945–2003
- Labels
- Phillips International Sun
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Cornelius
- Family name
- Phillips
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Florence
- Place of death
- Memphis
- Occupation
- entrepreneur
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rockabilly
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1923-01-05
- date of death
- 2003-07-30
- cause of death
- respiratory failure
- owner of
- Sun Studio
- start of work period
- 1945-00-00
- different from
- Sam Phillips
- name in native language
- Sam Phillips
- birth name
- Samuel Cornelius Phillips
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Samuel Cornelius Phillips (January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003) 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. Phillips played a major role in the development of rock and roll during the 1950s, launching the career of Presley. In 1969, he sold Sun to Shelby Singleton.
Phillips was the owner and operator of radio stations in Memphis; Florence, Alabama; and Lake Worth Beach, Florida. He was also an early investor in the Holiday Inn chain of hotels and an advocate for racial equality, helping to break down racial barriers in the music industry.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sam Phillips” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.