{"product_id":"sam-phillips-the-man-who-invented-rock-n-roll-paperback","title":"Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Guralnick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biography: \u003ci\u003eLast Train to Memphis\u003c\/i\u003e brings us the life of Sam Phillips, the visionary genius who singlehandedly steered the revolutionary path of Sun Records. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The music that he shaped in his tiny Memphis studio with artists as diverse as Elvis Presley, Ike Turner, Howlin' Wolf, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash, introduced a sound that had never been heard before. He brought forth a singular mix of black and white voices passionately proclaiming the vitality of the American vernacular tradition while at the same time declaring, once and for all, a new, integrated musical day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With extensive interviews and firsthand personal observations extending over a 25-year period with Phillips, along with wide-ranging interviews with nearly all the legendary Sun Records artists, Guralnick gives us an ardent, unrestrained portrait of an American original as compelling in his own right as Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, or Thomas Edison.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Guralnick\u003c\/b\u003e's books include the prize-winning two-volume biography of Elvis Presley, \u003ci\u003eLast Train to Memphis\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCareless Love\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a recent inductee in the Blues Hall of Fame. Other books include an acclaimed trilogy on American roots music, \u003ci\u003eSweet Soul Music\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLost Highway\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFeel Like Going Home\u003c\/i\u003e; the biographical inquiry \u003ci\u003eSearching for Robert Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e; the novel, \u003ci\u003eNighthawk Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eSam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 800\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58179469508689,"sku":"9780316042734","price":31.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/QVNGRkgyN0w0RVlHbm1nM1RETzZVdz09.webp?v=1757141743","url":"https:\/\/apocalypsevinyl.com\/es\/products\/sam-phillips-the-man-who-invented-rock-n-roll-paperback","provider":"Apocalypse Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}