Sam Phillips

✶January 5, 1923

†July 30, 2003

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Samuel Cornelius Phillips 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, including launching Presley's career. In 1969, he sold Sun to Shelby Singleton.

American disc jockey, songwriter and record producer (1923–2003)

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