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| − | '''Sun Records''' is a records label founded by Sam Phillips in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]] on March 27, 1952. | + | '''Sun Records''' is a records label founded by Sam Phillips in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]] on March 27, 1952. Phillips played a key role in the development of American popular music, discovering musicians such as [[Elvis Presley]], (whose contract was sold to RCA Victor for $35,000 due to Phillips' financial woes), [[Carl Perkins]], [[Roy Orbison]], and [[Johnny Cash]], and recording and releasing their music on his label. |
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Revision as of 20:06, April 27, 2013
Sun Records is a records label founded by Sam Phillips in Memphis, Tennessee on March 27, 1952. Phillips played a key role in the development of American popular music, discovering musicians such as Elvis Presley, (whose contract was sold to RCA Victor for $35,000 due to Phillips' financial woes), Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and Johnny Cash, and recording and releasing their music on his label.