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    • Oct 4, 2001
    The Country Music Hall of Fame inducts 12 new members: The Everly Brothers, Sam Phillips, Bill Anderson, The Louvins, The Jordanaires, The Delmore Brothers, Webb Pierce, Don Law, Ken Nelson, Don Gibson, Waylon Jennings and Homer & Jethro
    Jan 27, 2003
    The Library of Congress puts 50 recorded moments in a National Recording Registry documenting the 20th century. The list includes Woody Guthrie's recording of "This Land Is Your Land," Bill Monroe's "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" and Elvis Presley's Sun Records sessions
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Sun Records founder Sam Phillips places 13 titles on the list as a producer
    Jul 30, 2003
    Record producer Sam Phillips dies at Memphis' St. Francis Hospital from respiratory failure. Founding Sun Records, he played a role in the careers of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and others, landing in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Jul 31, 2003
    The Department of the Interior designates the Sun Recording Studio in Memphis as a national historic landmark, the first studio to receive such an honor
    Aug 7, 2003
    Marty Stuart and Jack Clement perform "Ballad Of A Teenage Queen" during a Memphis memorial service for late Sun Records founder Sam Phillips. Jerry Lee Lewis, Isaac Hayes and David Porter are among the honorary pallbearers, and producer Mike Post attends
    Jan 2, 2006
    Florence, Alabama, launches the first Sam Phillips Music Celebration. The six-day event features The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Wet Willie alum Jimmy Hall and former Sun Records artist Jerry Lee Lewis
    Jan 1, 2010
    Piatkus Books publishes "Sun King: The Life And Times Of Sam Phillips, The Man Behind Sun Records" by Kevin Crouch and Tanja Crouch
    Nov 29, 2012
    Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis are among the 25 inaugural inductees in the Memphis Music Hall of Fame, along with Sam Phillips, Al Green, Otis Redding, The Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes, W.C. Handy and Booker T. & The MG's
    Aug 28, 2015
    "Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll: The Cosmic Genius Of Sam Phillips" opens at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. The exhibit includes memorabilia recognizing the career of the Sun Records founder
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