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Nov 28, 2015 sam phillips, the man who invented rock n roll. Cultural historian and author peter guralnick spoke with art journalist geoffrey himes about his latest book, a biography of sam phillips, a pivotal figure in the history of 20thcentury american. The man who invented rock n roll by peter guralnick. She was a radio show host for wrec, where sam phillips worked as an announcer. How sam phillips invented the sound of rock and roll. Sam phillips opened a recording studio in memphis at just the right moment, in 1950, right before the rock n roll explosion. Phillips was portrayed by chad michael murray in the cmt drama series sun records. With several years of experience in radio, sam phillips was already an accomplished engineer. There is much oncamera footage of sam phillips personal recollections, rendered in his unique style. He grew up in the south with ears that heard genius blues musicians where others eyes only saw black men and women. Five hundred fortyone pages into peter guralnicks 763page biography of sam phillips, the impresario enshrined in the subtitle as the man who invented rock n. Aug 15, 2016 according to peter guralnicks 2015 book sam phillips.
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