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Sam Phillips' son Jerry talks about his father, Sun Records and Memphis' rock 'n' roll legacy
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNashville's Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum has re-opened after flooding at the adjacent Municipal...
'The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll': New book explores Sun Records' legacy, Sam Phillips' impact
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn March of 1952, Sam Phillips put out the first release on Sun Records: “Drivin' Slow,” an...
70 years of Sun Records discussed by Peter Guralnick, co-author of new retrospective
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRock 'n' roll is well shy of the tenure of blues and country in the annals of American popular...
RAMBLIN: Sam Phillips: Bringing the Sun to rock 'n' roll
McAlester News-Capital, Okla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 8—Seeing that Sun Records owner and rock 'n' roll pioneer Sam Phillips would have been 100 on Jan. 5 reminded me of an experience I once had regarding the vaunted record label. I remember ...
'Sounds like Memphis': Iconic Stax recording console finds new home at Sam Phillips studio
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwo history-making Memphis institutions are coming together as part of a new musical future. On...
Here's why a former Topekan is thrilled 'Mr. Lonely' is finding so much company on Spotify
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA sad ballad Jerry Dycke recorded in late 1967 while living in Topeka and working for Memphis-based...
‘Million Dollar Quartet Christmas’ regifts four musical legends at Actors’ Playhouse
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoAn impromptu jam session by four future Rock and Roll Hall of Fame giants has become one of those...
Bored of Using the Same Old Chords? Here’s One of the Hippest Ways to Spice up a Progression
Guitar Player via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSun Records owner Sam Phillips and Elvis Presley both fingering a chord on the same guitar, United...
J.M. Van Eaton dies: Sun Records drummer played with Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Lee Riley, more
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOne of the last surviving figures from the golden age of Memphis’ Sun Records, drummer J.M. "Jimmy"...
Rock 'n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis dies at 87
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHe was hailed as rock 'n' roll’s first great wild man and lived long enough to be its last. Sun Records star, Million Dollar Quartet member and American...