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Sam Phillips by Peter Guralnick
From the author of the critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biography: Last Train to Memphis brings us the life of Sam Phillips, the visionary genius who singlehandedly steered the revolutionary path of Sun Records.
The music that he shaped in his tiny Memphis studio with artists as diverse as Elvis Presley, Ike Turner, Howlin' Wolf, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash, introduced a sound that had never been heard before. He brought forth a singular mix of black and white voices passionately proclaiming the vitality of the American vernacular tradition while at the same time declaring, once and for all, a new, integrated musical day.
With extensive interviews and firsthand personal observations extending over a 25-year period with Phillips, along with wide-ranging interviews with nearly all the legendary Sun Records artists, Guralnick gives us an ardent, unrestrained portrait of an American original as compelling in his own right as Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, or Thomas Edison.
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll was named Best Blues Book of the Year (Living Blues), Best Book on Country Music (by Belmont University's International Country Music Conference), and was a finalist for the Plutarch Award for Best Biography of the Year, awarded by the Biographers International Organization.
The music that he shaped in his tiny Memphis studio with artists as diverse as Elvis Presley, Ike Turner, Howlin' Wolf, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash, introduced a sound that had never been heard before. He brought forth a singular mix of black and white voices passionately proclaiming the vitality of the American vernacular tradition while at the same time declaring, once and for all, a new, integrated musical day.
With extensive interviews and firsthand personal observations extending over a 25-year period with Phillips, along with wide-ranging interviews with nearly all the legendary Sun Records artists, Guralnick gives us an ardent, unrestrained portrait of an American original as compelling in his own right as Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, or Thomas Edison.
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll was named Best Blues Book of the Year (Living Blues), Best Book on Country Music (by Belmont University's International Country Music Conference), and was a finalist for the Plutarch Award for Best Biography of the Year, awarded by the Biographers International Organization.
The prize-winning two-volume biography of Elvis Presley, Last Train to Memphis and Careless Love, Sweet Soul Music, and Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke are among Peter Guralnick's works. He created and co-produced the documentary Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll, received a Grammy on his liner notes for Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club, and wrote the scripts for the Grammy-winning documentary Sam Cooke/Legend and Martin Scorsese's blues documentary Feel Like Coming Home. Sam Phillips: The Guy Who Created Rock 'n' Roll is his most recent book.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780316042741 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316042749 |
| Title | Sam Phillips |
| Author | Peter Guralnick |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little Brown and Company |
| Year published | 2015-11-10 |
| Number of pages | 784 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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