Sam Phillips Dead at age 80

[david belton]

Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records, passed away today at age 80. He was
responsible for the discovery of such legends as Elvis Presley, Carl
Perkins, and Johnny Cash.

http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=1382877&nav=3HvDHCrQ

[JWelsh3374]

I didn't know he was 80! I would've guessed late 60's....early 70's.

Too bad.... he realy was a hillbilly visionary. Didn't he buy a ton of radio
stations and make a fortune?

So long, Sam.

Man...dropping daily this year, ain't they?



searching for peace, love and quality footwear
guido

http://www.guidotoons.com
http://www.theloniousmoog.com
http://www.luckymanclark.com

[Fill X]

oh my god...


P h i l i p

______________________________

"I'm too ****ing busy and vice-versa"

- Dorothy Parker

[Myles]

"david belton" <dragondave2000@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:_l%Va.3945$f%2.3752@fe05.atl2.webusenet.com.. .
> Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records, passed away today at age 80. He was
> responsible for the discovery of such legends as Elvis Presley, Carl
> Perkins, and Johnny Cash.
>
> http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=1382877&nav=3HvDHCrQ
>
>
Not to mention Howlin' Wolf....

This makes me sad.

Myles

[Mike Rivers]

In article <20030730225545.14537.00001150@mb-m04.aol.com> jwelsh3374@aol.comnojunk writes:

> I didn't know he was 80! I would've guessed late 60's....early 70's.

Time flies. I just read an article about "The Three Pickers" TV show
with Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, and Ricky Scaggs which listed Doc's age
as 80, and he's still touring some and picking and singing pretty
well. I remember when I first saw him I was barely and thinking he was
only 20 years older than me. He still is.



--
I'm really Mike Rivers - (mrivers@d-and-d.com)

[Les Cargill]

david belton wrote:
>
> Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records, passed away today at age 80. He was
> responsible for the discovery of such legends as Elvis Presley, Carl
> Perkins, and Johnny Cash.
>
> http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=1382877&nav=3HvDHCrQ

Bye, Mr. Sam. Thanks.

--
Les Cargill

[georgeh]

And Alberta Adams is still performing and doing some touring and she's in
her 90s !!

BTW- I caught the last half of The Three Pickers the other night, and
it was SWEET! Wish I had seen the 1st half.

mrivers@d-and-d.com (Mike Rivers) writes:

>Time flies. I just read an article about "The Three Pickers" TV show
>with Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, and Ricky Scaggs which listed Doc's age
>as 80, and he's still touring some and picking and singing pretty
>well. I remember when I first saw him I was barely and thinking he was
>only 20 years older than me. He still is.

[Ben Bradley]

I'm listening to a replay of an interview with Terry Gross on
"Fresh Air". He says some really interesting things, "Music is not an
option" and is second to something like oxygen... they're having a
great time, and Sam obviously had the time of his life making records.

The interview of course went a whole lot smoother than the train
wreck she had with Gene Simmons.

In rec.audio.pro, "david belton" <dragondave2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records, passed away today at age 80. He was
>responsible for the discovery of such legends as Elvis Presley, Carl
>Perkins, and Johnny Cash.
>
>http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=1382877&nav=3HvDHCrQ
>
>
>

[EggHd]

<< I didn't know he was 80! I would've guessed late 60's....early 70's. >>

He must have been around 31 when he was recording Elvis.



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"I know enough to know I don't know enough"

[Sharp9]

Holiday Inn

Maybe Radio stations too but he took his $35G's from selling Elvis' contract
to RCA and bought in to the ground floor of a new franchise... Holiday Inn!

Who gets his crystal ball now that he's gone?

S9

"JWelsh3374" <jwelsh3374@aol.comnojunk> wrote in message
news:20030730225545.14537.00001150@mb-m04.aol.com...
> I didn't know he was 80! I would've guessed late 60's....early 70's.
>
> Too bad.... he realy was a hillbilly visionary. Didn't he buy a ton of
radio
> stations and make a fortune?
>
> So long, Sam.
>
> Man...dropping daily this year, ain't they?
>
>
>
> searching for peace, love and quality footwear
> guido
>
> http://www.guidotoons.com
> http://www.theloniousmoog.com
> http://www.luckymanclark.com

[Mike Rivers]

In article <3f297254.16147082@newsgroups.bellsouth.net> ben_nospam_bradley@mindspring.com writes:

> I'm listening to a replay of an interview with Terry Gross on
> "Fresh Air".

> The interview of course went a whole lot smoother than the train
> wreck she had with Gene Simmons.

Well, he probably wasn't interested in having sex with her, and vice
versa.


--
I'm really Mike Rivers - (mrivers@d-and-d.com)

[Alan Cassaro]

Actually, Sam bought into the fledgling Memphis based holiday inn Chain a few
years later. He most likely used the money he got from RCA to pay off the jocks
in Cleveland (Randle, Phil McLean, etc), and elsewhere in order to get some
major RADIO play for Perkins' BLUE SUEDE SHOES, which, was originally, just the
"b" side of the record. (Honey Don't was the "A" side, but it's time wouldn't
come for another ten years until the Beatles did it.). Sam's brother, Knox
Phillips, was the bagman for SUN, and he eventually got busted for paying off
the stations, and as the story goes, actually wound up doing some prison time
for this.
Just started reading the group here, love the information and warm hearted
nature of most of the folks posting.
Al

Sharp9 wrote:

> Holiday Inn
>
> Maybe Radio stations too but he took his $35G's from selling Elvis' contract
> to RCA and bought in to the ground floor of a new franchise... Holiday Inn!
>
> Who gets his crystal ball now that he's gone?
>
> S9
>
> "JWelsh3374" <jwelsh3374@aol.comnojunk> wrote in message
> news:20030730225545.14537.00001150@mb-m04.aol.com...
> > I didn't know he was 80! I would've guessed late 60's....early 70's.
> >
> > Too bad.... he realy was a hillbilly visionary. Didn't he buy a ton of
> radio
> > stations and make a fortune?
> >
> > So long, Sam.
> >
> > Man...dropping daily this year, ain't they?
> >
> >
> >
> > searching for peace, love and quality footwear
> > guido
> >
> > http://www.guidotoons.com
> > http://www.theloniousmoog.com
> > http://www.luckymanclark.com