Sam Phillips the first investors in Holiday Inn, a motel chain that was about to expand to a nationwide franchise; he became involved with the chain shortly after selling Elvis Presley's contract to RCA, for $35,000, which he multiplied many times over the years with Holiday Inn. He also created two subsidiary recording labels, Phillips International Records and Holiday Inn Records. He owned the Sun Studio Café in Memphis. One location was in the Mall of Memphis. Phillips and his family founded Big River Broadcasting Corporation, which owns and operates several radio stations in the Florence, Alabama, area, including WQLT-FM, WSBM, and
The Farm (recording studio) The Farm (recording studio) Fisher Lane Farm is the main recording studio of the English progressive rock band Genesis. The studio is located in Chiddingfold, Surrey, England. Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks and Phil Collins have also recorded there as solo artists, or on side projects (e.g. Mike + The Mechanics), including "...But Seriously", the fourth solo studio album released by Collins, which reached the number one position all over the world. Genesis recorded every album since "Abacab" in this studio, including "Genesis", "Invisible Touch" and "We Can't Dance"; all of them became the best-selling albums released by the band. The