Phillips, Sam

(1923– ) music producer; born in Florence, Ala. He began his career as a disc jockey playing gospel music and blues at radio stations in Alabama and Tennessee. In 1950 he opened the Memphis Recording Service, recording black singers, including B. B. King and Howlin' Wolf, and leasing their material to labels in Los Angeles and Chicago. In 1952 he formed the Sun Record Company, and continued making records by a wide variety of black bluesmen and vocal groups, but he sought to record black material by white singers. Elvis Presley was the first of his discoveries in this new "rockabilly" style, and he released the singer's first ten songs before selling his contract to RCA for the then exceptional sum of $35,000. His subsequent discoveries included Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Charlie Rich, and Roy Orbison. Phillips sold his controlling interest in Sun Records in 1969.

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In the shoot-out, Hamilton goalkeeper GaryWoods saved all three of Airdrie's efforts from Ryan Conroy, Sean Crighton and Dale Carrick, while Adam Phillips, Sam Kelly and Bingham netted theirs.

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At Blyth all three goals arrived in the final half-hour via Chris Phillips, Sam Johnson and Ryan Priest.

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In the Second Division a two-goal salvo from Wilkinson and one from Moscrop kept Bedlington in the mix as Prudhoe Youth Club slipped up away to Blyth FC, losing 3-0, goals coming from Chris Phillips, Sam Johnson and Ryan Priest.

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Celebrating the deal at the site of the old Kirklees College are, from left, Mike Dove, of agents Dove Haigh Phillips, Sam Wiggett, of Wiggett |Construction, college principal Peter McCann and Paul Kemp, of Kirklees Council

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CASTLES: Dan Phillips, Sam Darroch, Kean Dicken, Harry McGurk.

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John Phillips, Sam O'Sullivan, Dale Evans and Matthew Hearne then tucked away their penalties to earn Newport victory, Cardiff missing three times with Sean Cronin and Jamie Rewbury the only successes.

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WREXHAM: Rogers; Whitley, Roberts, B Carey, Sharp, Chalk (Blackwood, 62), Thomas, W Phillips, Sam, Trundle, Morrell (Gibson, 85).

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From left: Mike Dove of Dove Haigh Phillips, Sam Wiggett of Wiggett Construction, College principal Peter McCann and Paul Kemp of Kirklees Council

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