Sam Phillips

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sam Phillips
Date Of Birth	Jan 28, 1962(1962-01-28)
Age	62
Birthplace	Glendale
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aquarius

Sam Phillips Biography

Sam Phillips is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on January 28, 1962 in Glendale, United States. Leslie Ann Phillips (born January 28, 1962), better known by the stage name Sam Phillips, is an American singer and songwriter. Her albums include the critically acclaimed Martinis & Bikinis in 1994 and Fan Dance in 2001. She has also composed scores for the television shows Gilmore Girls, Bunheads, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

With The Indescribable Wow Philips moved into mainstream music. The album featured the orchestrations of Van Dyke Parks. Cruel Inventions was released in 1991, and included a guest performance by Elvis Costello. 1994’s Martinis and Bikinis was widely praised by music critics and was nominated for a Grammy Award; her second nomination (the first was as Leslie Phillips).

In 2001, Phillips signed with Nonesuch Records, evolving her musical style to a stripped-down, acoustically-based sound on her album called Fan Dance, which featured some of her most critically acclaimed songwriting, as well as guest appearances from musical partners Gillian Welch on vocals & David Rawlings on piano, for whom T Bone Burnett had produced several years earlier. Phillips also began writing music for and scoring the television series Gilmore Girls, and appeared in the final episode of season six, performing “Taking Pictures” from her Fan Dance album. In 2004, she released A Boot and a Shoe, another collection of acoustically-based songs, similar in style to Fan Dance.

After the release of A Boot and a Shoe, Phillips and T Bone Burnett, who had been her longtime producer, divorced, although they continued to work together to finish her album. Her album Don’t Do Anything was self-produced and released in 2008.

In 1989, Phillips married producer and musician T Bone Burnett. They have a daughter, Simone, born in 1997. Phillips and Burnett divorced in 2004, and both have since remarried.

Sam Phillips Net Worth

Sam Phillips is one of the richest Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sam Phillips 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Phillips began her musical career in the early 1980s in the contemporary Christian music industry, where she sang background vocals for Christian artists Mark Heard and Randy Stonehill.

Several became Top 10 singles on Christian radio and Myrrh records promoted her as “the Christian Cyndi Lauper”. Phillips was never comfortable with this image, and it was a bone of contention between her and her label. She began using the name “Sam” professionally in 1988 when she left Myrrh Records and signed with Virgin Records in order to distance herself from her prior persona.

In 1995, Phillips made her film acting debut as the mute terrorist Katya in the Bruce Willis blockbuster Die Hard with a Vengeance. In 1996, Phillips released Omnipop (It’s Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop), which featured a song co- written by R.E.M.. Phillips made a cameo appearance in the 1997 Wim Wenders film The End of Violence, singing part of the song “Animals on Wheels” from Omnipop. After releasing a contractually obligated “best of” album in 1999, Virgin Records dropped Phillips from its roster.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Sam Phillips height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sam weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Sam Phillips Dating?

According to our records, Sam Phillips married to T Bone Burnett , Eric Gorfain. As of December 1, 2023, Sam Phillips’s is not dating anyone.

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Phillips reunited with Amy Sherman-Palladino as composer for Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, a revival of the much-loved television series, which was released on Netflix on November 25, 2016.

Facts & Trivia

Sam Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sam Phillips celebrates birthday on January 28 of every year.

In September 2018, Phillips released her 10th record, which was called World on Sticks.

Why did Sam Phillips sell Elvis's contract?

Despite this popular regional acclaim, by mid 1955 Sam Phillips’ studio experienced financial difficulties , and he sold Presley’s contract in November of that year; RCA Records’ offer of $35,000 beat out Atlantic Records’ offer of $25,000.

Did Sam Phillips Discover Johnny Cash?

“Guess you didn’t have a session today.” He discovered Elvis in 1954. He then went on to discover and record Johnny Cash , Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison, in the process creating a music so innovative and alive that the music itself became a revolutionary force that in turn changed everything.

Who did Sam Phillips discover?

One of the most important figures in the history of rock. Sam Phillips discovered Elvis Presley , pioneered rockabilly and founded Sun Records, where he quietly went about the business of building and recording the rock and roll canon.

What happened to Sam Phillips?

Phillips died of respiratory failure at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, on July 30, 2003, only one day before the original Sun Studio was designated a National Historic Landmark, and just over a month before the death of former Sun Records recording star Johnny Cash, on September 12, 2003.

Who was the biggest selling Delta blues musician at the time?

Whether or not you hold Robert Johnson in such high esteem, it is difficult to deny the impact that he had on the blues. He is one of the most influential and important blues musicians of all time, and The King Of The Delta Blues was the album that first made him famous.