Sun Records scion Jerry Phillips focus of new 'Legends' documentary

Jerry Phillips, the youngest son of Sun Records founder Sam Phillips, is featured in Memphis Record Pressing's new "Legends" ...

Sun Records: the birthplace of the American invasion

Rock ‘n’ roll’s tradition is seeped into the history of country, gospel and R&B, but its reach to a broader American audience ...
American Songwriter

“I Had No Intentions”: Why Carl Perkins Kept Pushing for a Record After Sam Phillips Rejected Him

If we’re to use the “squeaky wheel gets the grease” adage as an example for this story, Carl Perkins would be the “convicted, little, old skinny-arm” wheel, and a shiny new record deal courtesy of Sam ...
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1923, the Visionary Producer Who Shaped the Face of Modern Music and Introduced the World to Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and B.B. King

On this day (January 5) in 1923, Sam Phillips was born on a farm outside Florence, Alabama. He is best known for founding Sun Records and Sun Studios, where he recorded Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, B.B ...