Sam Phillips Sam Phillips Samuel Cornelius Phillips (January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003) was an American record producer who played an important role in the development of rock and roll during the 1950s. He was the founder of Sun Records and Sun Studio, in Memphis, Tennessee, where he produced recordings by Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Howlin' Wolf. He launched Presley's career in 1954. Phillips sold Sun in 1969 to Shelby Singleton. He was an early investor in the Holiday Inn chain of hotels. He owned and operated radio stations in Memphis; Florence, Alabama; and Lake
Sam Phillips (model) Sam Phillips (model) Samantha "Sam" Phillips (born February 25, 1966) is an American actress, talk-show host, reality TV host, radio DJ, producer, and model. She had an early role in the 1988 action-horror film "Phantasm II". Currently she is the host of a radio show called "The Single Life". Phillips has appeared on numerous television shows, including CBS' "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn", FX Network, "The Howard Stern Show", "The Joan Rivers Show", "Jenny Jones", "The Maury Povich Show", "Hard Copy", "Inside Edition", "Extra", "Entertainment Tonight", "Undateable" (VH1), "The Doctors" (CBS), "Red Eye" (Fox News Channel), "Strictly Sex