The United States Postal Service has just recently honored a great American music icon of the 20th century; recording artist, actor, television & radio host, Frank Sinatra. “This is a positive sign for the Sam Phillips U.S. Postage Stamp Campaign,” said Liz Scott, who is spearheading the efforts to get the Father of Rock n’ Roll on a stamp. “Since April, the total of handwritten signatures has grown tremendously to 8,622 and 899 online signatures. Most people prefer to show their support in writing because they want their voices heard for our Sam.” .

    During his successful career which spanned for more than half a century, Phillips single handily became one of the 20th century’s most important innovators. He sparked a music revolution that gave the world such international stars like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Conway Twitty, Ike Turner, B.B. King, Carl Perkins, Charlie Rich and Jerry Lee Lewis.

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    After the sell of Presley’s contract in the fall of 1955, Phillips was financially able to carry out other interests which resulted in breaking down more barriers in a predominantly male-dominated work force. “When I started WHER,” Phillips said in a 1960 Memphis newspaper article, “people thought I had rocks in my head. A girl could do a cooking show, but no one thought girls could handle hour-to-hour programs and commercials. I felt differently. I had always wanted a radio station, but Memphis already had nine. I had to do something different. An all girl crew, and pleasant light music, was the answer,” “If Sam is going to be remembered for anything, it’s thinking outside the box,” said Sun Records biographer Colin Escott. “He had the courage to go with something different regardless of whether it fit the norms of what he was selling.”