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Sam Phillips

real name Samuel Cornelius Phillips

Sam Phillips is credited on 1,611 releases across 549 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,611

Credits

549

Albums

8

Decades active

768

In collections

Biography

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American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ, born 5 January 1923 in Florence, Alabama, USA and died 30 July 2003 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Founder of The Sun Record Company, the launching pad for Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and many more.
Other labels founded/co-founded by Sam Phillips are,, and.
Studios founded by him are,, and
Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 (Non-Performer).
Father of Knox Phillips and Jerry Phillips.
Brother of Jud Phillips &.
Uncle of Jud Phillips (Jud's daughter).

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Credited work

1,611 releases · 549 albums · active 1953–2025

  • Performance · 1,730
  • Production · 264
  • Other credits · 62
  • Engineering · 51
  • Mastering · 2

Studios: Sun Studios · Winterland · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · International Hotel

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