![]() ![]() This fascinating – and often surprising – book details how one man, Sam Phillips, founded Memphis Recording Service in 1950, which begat Sun Records, a label which went on to revolutionize popular music. Guralnick knew Phillips personally for twenty-five years.) (He also wrote the definitive two-volume Elvis Presley biographies, “Last Train to Memphis” and “Careless Love” which I devoured years ago. King.) It is written by Peter Guralnick, arguably the leading writer on American roots music. ![]() This book is subtitled “How One Man Discovered Howlin’ Wolf, Ike Turner, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.” (Somehow completely overlooking that he also initially recorded Charlie Rich, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison and B.B. When I heard Heartbreak Hotel it was so great I couldn’t speak, I didn’t want to say anything against Elvis, not even in my mind. I’m an Elvis fan because it was Elvis who really got me out of Liverpool.” – John Lennon “Nothing really affected me until Elvis. I always wanted to be this tough James Dean type, but Elvis was bigger than religion in my life. ![]() “Music is the international language – can make friends, bridge the geographical and cultural barriers, and perhaps promote a bit of international understanding.” – Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records. ![]()
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