A report on Sam Phillips, Johnny Cash and Memphis Music Hall of Fame
He was the founder of Sun Records and Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, where he produced recordings by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Howlin' Wolf.
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- Memphis Music Hall of FameHe auditioned for Sam Phillips by singing mostly gospel songs, only to learn from the producer that he no longer recorded gospel music.
- Johnny CashIn 1998, he was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, in October 2001 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and in 2012 he was inducted into the inaugural class of the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.
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Carl Perkins
3 linksAmerican singer, songwriter, and guitarist who recorded at the Sun Studio, in Memphis, beginning in 1954.
American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who recorded at the Sun Studio, in Memphis, beginning in 1954.
Perkins's songs were recorded by artists (and friends) as influential as Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash and Eric Clapton, which further established his place in the history of popular music.
Called "the King of Rockabilly", he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the Memphis Music Hall of Fame, and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Sam Phillips was persuaded by the quality of that song to sign Perkins to his Sun Records label.
Elvis Presley
3 linksAmerican singer and actor.
American singer and actor.
His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience.
Many fledgling performers, like Minnie Pearl, Johnny Horton, and Johnny Cash, sang the praises of Louisiana Hayride sponsor, Southern Maid Donuts, including Presley, who developed a lifelong love of doughnuts.
Presley has been inducted into five music halls of fame: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1986), the Country Music Hall of Fame (1998), the Gospel Music Hall of Fame (2001), the Rockabilly Hall of Fame (2007), and the Memphis Music Hall of Fame (2012).
Jerry Lee Lewis
2 linksAmerican singer, songwriter, and pianist.
American singer, songwriter, and pianist.
He was also a member of the inaugural class inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.
Lewis is the last surviving member of Sun Records' Million Dollar Quartet and the album Class of '55, which also included Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and Elvis Presley.
Label owner Sam Phillips was in Florida, but producer and engineer Jack Clement recorded Lewis's rendition of Ray Price's "Crazy Arms" and his own composition "End of the Road".
Roy Orbison
2 linksAmerican singer, songwriter, and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads.
American singer, songwriter, and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads.
He was signed by Sam Phillips of Sun Records in 1956, but enjoyed his greatest success with Monument Records.
Johnny Cash toured the area in 1955 and 1956, appearing on the same local TV show as the Wink Westerners, and he suggested that Orbison approach Sam Phillips at Sun Records.
Memphis Music Hall of Fame (2017)