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Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash on 'Sun Gospel' CD

It has long been assumed that Sun Records founder Sam Phillips didn't like gospel music because he discouraged his greatest discoveries, including Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, from recording spiritual music for his Memphis label in the 1950s. But it turns out Phillips loved gospel music -- he just didn't think he could successfully market it in the mid-1950s when his rock and country records were exploding onto the charts.

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23:40 on August 1 2009

Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash on 'Sun Gospel' CD

L.A. Times - Entertainment — It has long been assumed that Sun Records founder Sam Phillips didn't like gospel music because he discouraged his greatest discoveries, including Elvis Presley and Johnn... more info

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02:23 on August 2 2009

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All About Jazz — It has long been assumed that Sun Records founder Sam Phillips didn't like gospel music because he discouraged his greatest discoveries, including Elvis Presley and Johnn... more info

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