Editing Sam Phillips (section)

{{Short description|American disc jockey, songwriter and record producer (1923–2003)}}
{{other people||Sam Phillips (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Sam Phillips
| image            = Sam Phillips.jpg
| landscape        = yes
| background       = non_performing_personnel
| birth_name       = Samuel Cornelius Phillips
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1923|01|05}}
| birth_place      = [[Florence, Alabama]], U.S.
| death_date       = {{death date and age|2003|07|30|1923|01|05}}
| death_place      = [[Memphis, Tennessee]], U.S.
| genre            = {{hlist|[[Rock and roll]]|[[rockabilly]]|[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]|[[country music|country]]|[[blues]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[jazz]]|[[Soul music|soul]]|[[doo wop]]|[[boogie woogie]]}}
| occupation       = {{hlist|Disc jockey|songwriter|record producer}}
| years_active     = 1945–2003
|website =
| label            = {{hlist|[[Phillips International Records|Phillips International]]|[[Sun Records|Sun]]}}
}}

'''Samuel Cornelius Phillips''' (January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003)<ref name="Scotty">{{Cite web|url=http://www.scottymoore.net/sam.html|title=Sam Phillips|website=Scottymoore.net|access-date=October 4, 2021}}</ref> was an American disc jockey, songwriter and record producer. 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]]. Phillips played a major role in the development of [[rock and roll]] during the 1950s, launching the career of Presley. In 1969, he sold Sun to [[Shelby Singleton]].

Phillips was the owner and operator of radio stations in Memphis; Florence, Alabama; and [[Lake Worth Beach, Florida]]. He was also an early investor in the [[Holiday Inn]] chain of hotels and an advocate for racial equality, helping to break down racial barriers in the [[music industry]].