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Elvis Was Discovered By A Former DJ

Saturday August 16, 2003
Today commemorates the day Elvis Presley died in 1977. Presley recorded his early Rock 'n Roll hits at Sun Records in Memphis. Few know that Sam Phillips, the owner of Sun Records and the man who discovered Elvis, started out as a DJ and later became a Radio station owner. Here's a short profile of Sam Phillips.

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