Sam Phillips
Birth Name:
Samuel Cornelius Phillips
Birth Date:
January 5, 1923
Birth Place:
Florence, Alabama
Death Date:
July 30, 2003
Place of Death:
St. Francis Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
Age:
80
Cause of Death:
Respiratory failure
Cemetery Name:
Memorial Park Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Music
Associates:
Sam Phillips was one of the true musical pioneers of the 20th century. A man who redefined the cultural landscape by producing and engineering local talent in his modest studio and distributing the results on his own Sun Records label. And while he may have only had moderate results with such discoveries as Johnny Cash, Howlin' Wolf, BB King and Roy Orbison, he became a legend recording and producing Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and, of course, Elvis Presley. In the end, Sam was one of the main people responsible for breaking down the barriers between white and black music, melding country with blues, and creating the genre that we now refer to as rock & roll.
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
Memorial Park Cemetery
5668 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee, 38119
USA
North America
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Grave Location:
Mausoleum, Garden of Trees, Tier C , Crypt 29Grave Location GPS
35.106906, -89.873149Visiting The Grave:
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FAQ's
Sam Phillips was born on January 5, 1923.
Sam Phillips was born in Florence, Alabama.
Sam Phillips died on July 30, 2003.
Sam Phillips died in St. Francis Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
Sam Phillips was 80.
The cause of death was Respiratory failure.
Sam Phillips's grave is in Memorial Park Cemetery
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Videos Featuring Sam Phillips:
Jordan the Lion - Inside Tour of Sun Studios
Sam Phillips - The Man who Invented Rock & Roll
Sam Phillips - The Man who Invented Rock & Roll (Part II)
Sam Phillips talks about Elvis Presley
Scotty Moore and the Sun Sessions
Sam Phillips very drunk on David Letterman | 1986
Scotty Moore talks Elvis Presley: His Early Recording Sessions & Gear Run Down
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