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Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll

2000· 1h 30m

DocumentaryMusic

Directed by Morgan Neville

8.0/ 10

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Overview

A biography of Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records in Memphis, TN, which launched the careers of icons like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis.

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