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Sun Records owner Sam Phillips would have hit the century mark on Thursday, but even though he's no longer around, his influence hasn't waned.
"I think I was conscious of letting out the insides, emotional insides, of people. And that was the challenge, to a great extent," Phillips added. "Oh man, I loved the music ... I dearly loved it. So this was a beautiful experience — it still is, to see the influence that it's had around the world."
Sam Phillips, who introduced the world to Elvis and Johnny Cash, would be 100 today