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Sam Phillips

1923 - 2003

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Samuel Cornelius Phillips (January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003) was an American disc jockey, songwriter and 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. Phillips played a major role in the development of rock and roll during the 1950s, launching the career of Presley. In 1969, he sold Sun to Shelby Singleton. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Phillips is the 893rd most popular musician (down from 771st in 2019), the 4,778th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,866th in 2019) and the 291st most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sam Phillips ranks 893 out of 3,175. Before him are Billy Sheehan, Hilton Valentine, Airto Moreira, Tommy Thayer, Luiz Bonfá, and Sigiswald Kuijken. After him are Salamone Rossi, Chuck Schuldiner, Mel Collins, Chas Chandler, Dimebag Darrell, and Noel Redding.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Sam Phillips ranks 196. Before him are Nirmala Srivastava, Gordon Jackson, Alexander Yakovlev, Evelyn McHale, Netti Witziers-Timmer, and Mohamed Hassanein Heikal. After him are Václav Ježek, Louis Lansana Beavogui, René Favaloro, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Carlo Pavesi, and Nazik Al-Malaika. Among people deceased in 2003, Sam Phillips ranks 155. Before him are Leon Uris, Selahattin Ülkümen, Nello Pagani, Hume Cronyn, John Aston Sr., and Yun Hyon-seok. After him are Milton George Henschel, Albert Batteux, Noel Redding, Wilfred Thesiger, Luděk Pachman, and Ahmadou Kourouma.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Phillips ranks 4,778 out of 20,380. Before him are William Katt (1951), Ryan Phillippe (1974), Tia Carrere (1967), Paul Scheuring (1968), Logan Paul (1995), and Stanley Cavell (1926). After him are Sasha Grey (1988), Milton George Henschel (1920), Brandon Teena (1972), Jennifer Warnes (1947), Aunjanue Ellis (1969), and Kenny Roberts (1951).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sam Phillips ranks 291. Before him are Smokey Robinson (1940), Steve Lukather (1957), Steve Smith (1954), Roy Ayers (1940), Billy Sheehan (1953), and Tommy Thayer (1960). After him are Chuck Schuldiner (1967), Dimebag Darrell (1966), Yusef Lateef (1920), Richie Havens (1941), Art Pepper (1925), and Al Kooper (1944).

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