Good morning, Memphis, where the temperature can swing by 70 degrees in just a few days — the type of swing that might make Elvis' pelvis jealous. And where the music plays on, even when the people ...

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 ...

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 Soul Music ...

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.