Tag Archives: Sam Phillips
Happy Birthday Sun Records!
On this day in 1952, Sam Phillips started the record label that launched careers for so many legends. 61 years later, Sun Records is as iconic as ever. Happy Birthday, Sun!
Sun Legends to be Honored in Memphis Music Hall of Fame
The Memphis Music Hall of Fame will honor a great initial class of inductees that helped shape the music we know and love today. Among the class of 2012 are Sun legends Sam Phillips, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and … Continue reading
PBS Special on Chris Isaak – Beyond The Sun
A while back we mentioned a great new record being released by Chris Isaak. The album is a personal tribute to the glory days of Sun Studios in Memphis and the legendary producer behind the console in Sun Studio, Sam … Continue reading
Johnny Cash Review on Pig River Records
There’s a cool new website devoted to reviewing album releases 50 years ago to the date. There are already a lot of great album reviews up, but they have recently added one of the most prominent Sun Record Company releases: … Continue reading
Sun Records – 60th Anniversary
Curb Records is releasing a compilation of Sun Records artists in celebration of the 60th Anniversary. It’s hard to believe 60 years ago Sam Phillips started this independent label & recording studio that blossomed into the collection of iconic artists … Continue reading
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley, in the humblest of circumstances, was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935. His twin brother, Jessie Garon, was stillborn, leaving Elvis to grow up as an … Continue reading
Sam Phillips
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 … Continue reading
Sam Phillips Festival
Sam Phillips will be honored in his hometown of Florence, AL on October 16. The event will take place in downtown Florence, where a two block area will be blocked off and transformed into an outdoor street festival honoring Sam’s … Continue reading