pplpod Episode 14 steps into the hot little room at 706 Union Avenue to trace Sam Phillips—the independent visionary who bottled lightning and changed American music. We follow his path from Florence, Alabama to the Memphis Recording Service and Sun Records, where an open-door policy brought blues, gospel, and country under one roof. You’ll hear the stories behind “Rocket 88,” the day Elvis walked in, and how Phillips nurtured Howlin’ Wolf, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and more. We break down the sound—slapback echo, mic placement, live-in-the-room grit—the business bets (selling Elvis’s contract, launching WHER, investing early in Holiday Inn), and the stance that art thrives when the tape is rolling and the guardrails are loose. Vision, risk, and a studio that became a myth.

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