Sam Phillips

Also known as Samuel Cornelius Phillips, Samuel C. Phillips, Sam Burns

American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ (1923–2003)

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559 Ways to Die
Deadly Bargain
Free-For-All
Love Remembered
Deadly Friendship

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Acting · 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.

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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

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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.