Phillips spoke to Fresh Air in 1997 about launching Elvis Presley's career at Sun Records. He also produced early recordings of B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash. He died in 2003.

“I want to go to the Oscars,” said graduate student gymnast Sam Phillips with a laugh. “Be nominated for an Oscar and then host the Oscars after party.” For a gymnast in their seventh year of ...

SAM PHILLIPS: My interest in Black music started at a very early age. I worked with Black people in the fields. My daddy was a farmer, and he grew cotton. And of course, cotton had to be picked and ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Today, we continue our archive series - R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll. We start today's show with Sam Phillips, the founder of Sun Records. That's the ...

Let's get back to my 1997 interview with Sam Phillips, the founder of Sun Records, the label that launched the careers of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Charlie Rich and ...