Bob MehrMemphis Commercial Appeal Two history-making Memphis institutions are coming together as part of a new musical future. On Thursday, Sam Phillips Recording announced it has partnered with the Stax Museum of American …
Phillips Recording preps for rebirth under third-generation leader
September 22, 2105 Late 2015 is proving to be the season of Sam Phillips. More than a decade after his passing, the Sun Records founder and rock and roll visionary …
Country Music Hall of Fame Announces Sam Phillips Exhibition
Flyin’ Saucers Rock & Roll: The Cosmic Genius of Sam Phillips Opens August 28, 2015 NASHVILLE, Tenn., – June 18, 2015 – One of the most innovative and inspiring figures …
The Knox Phillips Sessions: The Unreleased Recordings
Phillips Recording looks much as it did at its grand opening in 1960. That was the year Sam Phillips, then president of Sun Records, closed the old studio where he’d …
Johnny Cash Museum Celebrates Two Years With Sun Records Exhibit, Plus What’s Next
Last month, the Johnny Cash Museum in downtown Nashville celebrated its second year of operation. According to founder Bill Miller, it has been an absolute blur. “Time has flown in …
Jack White Secretly Bought Elvis Presley’s First Recording, Plans Reissue
Jack White revealed that he was the secret buyer of Elvis Presley’s first recording and will reissue the vinyl for Record Store Day Kevin Mazur/WireImage/Getty In January, the first recording by …
Halley Phillips Talks About Life As Music Legends Granddaughter
Fox13 Memphis interviews Halley Phillips about her career efforts to carry Sam Phillips’ (her granddad) music legacy forward. Click to see video interview
Memphis recording legend Roland Janes dies
The hits he played on numbered in the dozens; the records he produced totaled in the hundreds; the sessions he engineered ran into the thousands. But there is no real …