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Music Writer Peter Guralnick

A conversation with music writer Peter Guralnick about the death of Sun Studios founder Sam Phillips. Guralnick is the author of a two volume biography of Elvis Presley: Last Train to Memphis and Careless Love.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, July 31, 2003: Interview with Peter Guralnick; Obituary for Sam Phillips.
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Sam Phillips, Founder of Sun Studios

Sun Studios founder Sam Phillips died today in Memphis at the age of 80. He was revered as one of the leading catalysts in post-World War II American music. As a record producer in the 1950s and 60s, his recordings launched the careers of Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis, to name a few. This interview first aired September 15, 1997.

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