Singer and songwriter Sam Phillips likes to say you can't write songs until you've live long enough and her life story is better than anything you'd see on TV. For her third release on Nonesuch, Don't ...

Singer Sam Phillips brings her trio armed with penetrating lyrics and beautiful melodies to Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am. Singer Sam Phillips brings her trio armed with penetrating lyrics and ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Today, we continue our archive series - R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll. We start today's show with Sam Phillips, the founder of Sun Records. That's the ...

Today in Music History for Jan. 5: ...

SAM PHILLIPS: My interest in Black music started at a very early age. I worked with Black people in the fields. My daddy was a farmer, and he grew cotton. And of course, cotton had to be picked and ...

We start today's show with Sam Phillips, the founder of Sun Records. That's the Memphis-based label that launched the careers of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Charlie Rich, Roy Orbison ...