What is Sam Phillips?
'''Samuel Cornelius Phillips''' (January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003), better known as '''Sam Phillips''', was an American [[businessman]], [[record executive]], [[record producer]] and [[DJ]]. He played an important role in the [[rock and roll]] world in the 1950s. He was a producer, label owner, and talent scout throughout the 1940s and 1950s. He was the founder of both [[Sun Studio]]s and [[Sun Records]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]]. He was most successful in the launching of [[Elvis Presley]]'s career in 1954. ==Other websites== *[http://www.sunstudio.com Sun Studio official website] *[http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/articles_samphillips.shtml Interview with Sam Phillips] *[http://rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=166 Rock Hall of Fame] *[http://www.elvispresleynews.com/SamPhillips.html Elvis Presley at Sun Studio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325183507/http://www.elvispresleynews.com/SamPhillips.html |date=2010-03-25 }} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Sam}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:2003 deaths]] [[Category:American record producers]]