On this day (January 5) in 1923, Sam Phillips was born on a farm outside Florence, Alabama. He is best known for founding Sun Records and Sun Studios, where he recorded Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, B.B ...

If hearing "la la las" transports you to Stars Hollow, then this news is for you: the Gilmore Girls soundtrack is officially available for streaming! Almost 10 years after the final episode of Gilmore ...

If you’re a music lover, you’ve probably heard of Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. This legendary recording studio is known as the birthplace of rock and roll, and it’s where some of the biggest ...

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 ...

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 ...

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR CONTENT) GROSS: Part of your genius has been finding musicians who brought together Black music and country music, creating rock 'n' roll and rockabilly. I'm wondering how ...