LOS ANGELES — Sam Phillips would seem like the prototype for an embittered artist left behind by the implosion of the music industry. Except she’s not. She’s adapting. Besides writing songs, she’s ...

The man who discovered Elvis Presley grew up on a tenant farm outside Florence, Ala., in the depths of the Depression. Working side-by-side with poor blacks and whites in the cottonfields, he learned ...

When action film director John McTiernan needed to cast an enigmatic villain for his 1995 sequel, "Die Hard With a Vengeance," he chose singer Sam Phillips based solely on one of her album covers.

Singer and songwriter Sam Phillips likes to say you can't write songs until you've live long enough and her life story is better than anything you'd see on TV. For her third release on Nonesuch, Don't ...

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 ...

Chris Douridas interviews singer/songwriter Sam Phillips. Chris Douridas interviews singer/songwriter Sam Phillips. A free weekday download of standout songs, including advance releases, exclusive ...

Jerry Phillips, the youngest son of Sun Records founder Sam Phillips and a pivotal force in Memphis music, is set to release his debut album, “For the Universe.” Los Angeles-based Omnivore Recordings ...

We start today's show with Sam Phillips, the founder of Sun Records. That's the Memphis-based label that launched the careers of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Charlie Rich, Roy Orbison ...