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Sam Phillips

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Sam Phillips

Born January 5, 1923 · Florence, Alabama

Died July 30, 2003 · aged 80

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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The Howlin' Wolf Story: The Secret History of Rock & RollThe Howlin' Wolf Story: The Secret History of Rock & Roll · 2003
The Howlin' Wolf Story: The Secret History of Rock & Roll
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Arguably second only to Muddy Waters among the Mississippi Delta singers who traveled north and pioneered urban electric blues (their supposed rivalry is the subject of one of this DVD's bonus features), Wolf was a big, imposing man with an inimitable, booming voice and a lasting influence on generations of rock & rollers--all of which comes across in the 90-minute film.

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