Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)

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children:Jerry Phillips
Knox Phillips
founded:Sun Record Company (on 1952-02-01)
Phillips International (in 1957-10)
owns:Sun (US label founded in 1952) (from 1952-02-01 until 1969-07-01)
founded:Sam Phillips Recording Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
part of:Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame: Ahmet Ertegun Award (number: 1986) (order: 3)
Blues Hall of Fame: Individuals (number: 1998) (order: 12)
IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680769/ [info]
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/artist/340809 [info]
biographies:http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7724504 [info]
https://tims.blackcat.nl/messages/sam_phillips.htm [info]
other databases:http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98022462 [info]
http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6p56sqz [info]
https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14487962s [info]
https://d-nb.info/gnd/136528724 [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/sam_phillips_f1 [info]
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no98022462/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001197138 [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/4049 [info]
VIAF ID:44528599 [info]
Wikidata:Q321354 [info]

Appearances

DateTitleCredited asAttributesArtistLength
engineered
Baby Let’s Play HouseElvis Presley2:18
Blue MoonElvis Presley2:41
Blue MoonElvis Presley2:44
Blue MoonElvis Presley2:44
Blue Moon (alternate take)Elvis Presley3:05
Blue Moon of KentuckyElvis Presley2:05
Blue Moon of Kentucky (45 rpm master)Elvis Presley2:07
Blue Moon of Kentucky (alternate take)Elvis Presley1:05
Good Rockin’ TonightElvis Presley2:14
Harbor LightsElvis Presley2:38
Harbor LightsElvis Presley2:36
Harbor LightsElvis Presley2:37
I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t ShineElvis Presley2:29
I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t ShineElvis Presley2:30
I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t ShineElvis Presley2:31
I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t Shine (alternate take)Elvis Presley3:33
I Forgot to Remember to ForgetElvis Presley2:31
I Forgot to Remember to ForgetElvis Presley2:30
I Forgot to Remember to ForgetElvis Presley2:30
I Love You BecauseElvis Presley2:43
I Love You Because (alternate take 2)Elvis Presley3:30
I Love You Because (alternate take)Elvis Presley3:53
I Love You Because (RCA LP version)Elvis Presley2:45
I’ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin’)Elvis Presley2:26
I’ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin’)Elvis Presley2:26
I’ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin’)Elvis Presley2:27
I’ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin’) (alternate take)Elvis Presley1:05
I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s GoneElvis Presley2:38
I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s GoneElvis Presley2:38
I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s GoneElvis Presley2:38
I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (slow version)Elvis Presley2:42
I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (slow version)Elvis Presley2:42
I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone (slow version) (alternate take)Elvis Presley2:48
Milk Cow Blues BoogieElvis Presley2:39
Milkcow Blues BoogieElvis Presley2:39
Milkcow Blues BoogieElvis Presley2:38
Mystery TrainElvis Presley2:26
Mystery TrainElvis Presley2:29
Mystery TrainElvis Presley2:26
That’s All RightElvis Presley1:58
That’s All RightElvis Presley1:58
That’s All Right (45 rpm master)Elvis Presley2:00
That’s All Right (alternate take)Elvis Presley2:13
The Train Kept A‐Rollin’The Yardbirds3:26
Tomorrow NightElvis Presley3:00
Tomorrow NightElvis Presley3:00
Tomorrow NightElvis Presley3:01
Tryin’ to Get to YouElvis Presley2:36
Tryin’ to Get to YouElvis Presley2:33
When It Rains, It Really Pours (Sun Studio version)Elvis Presley2:01
When It Rains, It Really PoursElvis Presley4:04
You’re a Better Man Than IThe Yardbirds3:58
You’re a HeartbreakerElvis Presley2:12
You’re a HeartbreakerElvis Presley2:13
You’re a HeartbreakerElvis Presley2:13
produced
1957Great Balls of Fire (master)Jerry Lee Lewis1:52
1957Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin OnJerry Lee Lewis2:53
(Gettin') In the Mood (chat & take named (1) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis2:30
(Just a Shanty in Old) Shanty TownJerry Lee Lewis2:32
All Night Long (take named (1) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis1:59
All Night Long (chat & take named (1) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis2:08
All Night Long (take named (2) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis2:04
As Long as I Live (chat & take 7)Jerry Lee Lewis2:39
As Long as I Live (chat & take 6)Jerry Lee Lewis2:47
As Long as I Live (slate & take 1)Jerry Lee Lewis2:33
As Long as I Live (false start & master)Jerry Lee Lewis2:43
As Long as I Live (take 1 track B)Jerry Lee Lewis2:33
As Long as I Live (false start to take 5)Jerry Lee Lewis0:26
As Long as I Live (slate & take 5)Jerry Lee Lewis2:37
As Long as I Live (slate & take 2)Jerry Lee Lewis2:37
As Long as I Live (3 false starts to take 1 track B)Jerry Lee Lewis2:03
As Long as I Live (chat & take 4)Jerry Lee Lewis2:42
As Long as I Live (false start & take 3)Jerry Lee Lewis2:35
B.B. BoogieB.B. King3:11
Baby Baby Bye Bye (take 9)Jerry Lee Lewis2:04
Baby Baby Bye Bye (fully dubbed master)Jerry Lee Lewis2:05
Baby Baby Bye Bye (chat, slate, take 6)Jerry Lee Lewis2:17
Baby Baby Bye Bye (chat, slate, take 4 channel B)Jerry Lee Lewis2:11
Baby Baby Bye Bye (slate & take 1)Jerry Lee Lewis2:07
Baby Baby Bye Bye (take 5 unfinished)Jerry Lee Lewis1:54
Baby Baby Bye Bye (undubbed master)Jerry Lee Lewis2:05
Baby Baby Bye Bye (chat & take 7)Jerry Lee Lewis2:09
Baby Baby Bye Bye (chat, slate, take 3)Jerry Lee Lewis2:13
Baby Baby Bye Bye (slate & take 2)Jerry Lee Lewis2:07
Baby Baby Bye Bye (take 10 unfinished)Jerry Lee Lewis2:00
Baby Baby Bye Bye (take 8 track B)Jerry Lee Lewis2:02
Baby Let’s Play HouseElvis Presley2:18
Baby, Baby, Bye Bye (master)Jerry Lee Lewis with Gene Lowery Singers1:58
Be Bop a Lula (overdubbed as vocal duo)Sam C. PhillipsJerry Lee Lewis with Jimmy Ellis2:29
Be Bop-A-LulaJerry Lee Lewis2:28
Be‐Bop‐A‐Lula (stereo)Jerry Lee Lewis2:25
Big Blon' Baby (fragment)Jerry Lee Lewis1:27
Big Blon’ Baby (master)Jerry Lee Lewis1:42
Blue MoonElvis Presley2:44
Blue MoonElvis Presley2:41
Blue MoonElvis Presley2:44
Blue Moon (alternate take)Elvis Presley3:05
Blue Moon of KentuckyElvis Presley2:05
Blue Moon of KentuckyElvis Presley1:05
Blue Moon of Kentucky (45 rpm master)Elvis Presley2:07
Blue Moon of Kentucky (alternate take)Elvis Presley1:05
Bonnie B (master)Jerry Lee Lewis2:21
Bonnie B (chat & take 1)Jerry Lee Lewis2:43
Bonnie B (take 2 channel B)Jerry Lee Lewis2:28
Bonnie B (take 1 channel B)Jerry Lee Lewis2:33
Bonnie B (chat & take named (7) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis2:37
Bonnie B (chat & take 3 channel B)Jerry Lee Lewis2:39
Bonnie B (fragment)Jerry Lee Lewis0:50
Bonus PayPat Hare2:12
Born to LoseJerry Lee Lewis2:41
Brakeman’s Blues (incomplete)Johnny Cash1:34
Breathless (take named (5) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis2:40
Breathless (take named (7) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis2:49
Breathless (take named (4) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis2:40
Breathless (take named (6) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis2:36
Breathless (master)Jerry Lee Lewis2:43
Breathless (take named (1) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis2:37
Breathless (take named (8) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis2:47
Breathless (take named (2) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis2:38
Breathless (3)Jerry Lee Lewis2:37
C. C. Rider (version 1 extended)Jerry Lee Lewis2:57
C. C. Rider (version 1 extended stereo)Jerry Lee Lewis2:53
C.C. Rider (overdubbed as vocal duo)Sam C. PhillipsJerry Lee Lewis with Jimmy Ellis2:42
Carry Me Back to Old Virginia (take 3)Jerry Lee Lewis2:26
Carry Me Back to Old Virginia (chat & false start to take 4)Jerry Lee Lewis1:25
Carry Me Back to Old Virginia (take 4)Jerry Lee Lewis2:24
Carry Me Back to Old Virginia (slate & take 1)Jerry Lee Lewis2:29
Carry Me Back to Old Virginia (false start & take 2)Jerry Lee Lewis2:41
Carry Me Back to Old Virginia (take 2)Jerry Lee Lewis2:28
Carry Me Back to Old Virginia (chatter & extended master stereo)Jerry Lee Lewis2:45
Carry Me Back to Old Virginia (chat & 2 false starts to take 6)Jerry Lee Lewis1:48
Carry Me Back to Old Virginia (chat, false start, take 4)Jerry Lee Lewis3:49
Carry Me Back to Old Virginia (extended master)Jerry Lee Lewis2:31
Carry Me Back to Old Virginia (extended master stereo)Jerry Lee Lewis2:32
Carryin' On (Sexy Ways) (take named (2.2) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis2:00
Carryin' On (Sexy Ways) (version 3)Jerry Lee Lewis2:00
Cat Called DominoRoy Orbison2:09
Cold Cold Heart (overdubbed as vocal duo)Sam C. PhillipsJerry Lee Lewis with Jimmy Ellis3:05
Cold Cold Heart (version 1)Jerry Lee Lewis3:08
Cool Cool Ways (Sexy Ways) (take named (1.2) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis2:32
Cotton Crop BluesJames Cotton3:02
Country BoyJohnny Cash1:51
Crawdad SongJerry Lee Lewis1:50
Crazy Arms (master)Jerry Lee Lewis2:45
Crazy Heart (take named (1.3) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis2:56
Crazy Heart (take named (1.5) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis2:45
Crazy Heart (take named (1.4) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis2:38
Crazy Heart (false start & take named (1.1) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis3:09
Crazy Heart (take named (1.2) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis2:49
Cry! Cry! Cry!Johnny Cash2:26
Deep Elem Blues (take named (1) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis2:43
Deep Elem Blues (take named (2) on BCD 17254)Jerry Lee Lewis2:45
DixieJerry Lee Lewis1:33
Doin’ My TimeJohnny Cash2:38
Don't Drop It (chat & take 1)Jerry Lee Lewis2:15
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vocals
1957-07Religious discussion (spoken)spoken vocalsJerry Lee Lewis, Sam C. Phillips, Billy Riley & James Van Eaton4:01
1957-07Religious discussion / Great Balls of Fire (take named (1.5) on BCD 17254)spoken vocalsJerry Lee Lewis5:54
Big Train (From Memphis)other vocalsCarl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison & Johnny Cash7:58
engineered
Elvis PresleyElvis Presley
Elvis PresleyElvis Presley
Elvis PresleyElvis Presley
Elvis Presley (Reissue, Remastered, Stereo)Elvis Presley
liner notes
Good Rockin’ Tonight: The Legacy of Sun RecordsVarious Artists
produced
1956-11-14 – 1963-08-28Jerry Lee Lewis at Sun Records: The Collected Works ("What the Hell Else Do You Need?")Jerry Lee Lewis
B.B. King, 1949 - 1950B.B. King
Dance Album of… Carl PerkinsCarl Perkins
composed
Devil Doll
Domino
I Never KnewSam C. Phillips
Mean Little Mama
Problem Child
Story of a Broken Heart
Sweet and Easy to Love
This Kind of Love
Train
You’re Gonna Cry
lyrics
Devil Doll
Domino
I Never KnewSam C. Phillips
Mean Little Mama
Problem Child
Story of a Broken Heart
Sweet and Easy to Love
This Kind of Love
You’re Gonna Cry
wrote
Love My Baby
Mystery Train
So Long I’m Gone
Tiger ManSam Burns