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MUSIC LEGEND DIES
Legendary record producer Sam Phillips, who founded Sun Records and gave Elvis Presley his start, died Wednesday in Memphis of respiratory failure. He was 80. Phillips — who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 — produced Presley's first record, the 1954 single that featured "That's All Right, Mama" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky."
Legendary record producer Sam Phillips, who founded Sun Records and gave Elvis Presley his start, died Wednesday in Memphis of respiratory failure. He was 80. Phillips — who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 — produced Presley's first record, the 1954 single that featured "That's All Right, Mama" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky."