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National Public Radio
In January 1950, Sam Phillips, a red-haired Alabama boy who’d learned about radio and electronics in the U.S. Army, opened the Memphis Recording Service at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis. Three years later, overwhelmed by the success of his efforts for other people, he started the Sun Records label there.
In January 1950, Sam Phillips, a red-haired Alabama boy who’d learned about radio and electronics in the U.S. Army, opened the Memphis Recording Service at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis. Three years later, overwhelmed by the success of his efforts for other people, he started the Sun Records label there.
