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Sam Phillips

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Sam Phillips

Original Name
Samuel Cornelius Phillips
Birth
Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA
Death
30 Jul 2003 (aged 80)
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Plot
Mausoleum (outside) Garden of Trees - Tier C #29
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Record Producer, Record Label Executive, Rock Pioneer. He was the founder of Sun Records and was credited with discovering Elvis Prelsey. He produced Presley's first record in 1954. He later sold Presley's recording contract to RCA Victor for only $35,000. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001.
Record Producer, Record Label Executive, Rock Pioneer. He was the founder of Sun Records and was credited with discovering Elvis Prelsey. He produced Presley's first record in 1954. He later sold Presley's recording contract to RCA Victor for only $35,000. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001.

Bio by: Ron Moody

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Ron Moody
  • Added: Jul 31, 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7724504/sam-phillips: accessed ), memorial page for Sam Phillips (5 Jan 1923–30 Jul 2003), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7724504, citing Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.