Premier Player Awards
On March 28, the Memphis Chapter of The Recording Academy honored the best of its local music community with its Premier Player Awards. The evening included a tribute to the 50th anniversary of Sun Records, the legendary label where a number of artists, such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash, got their starts. Recording Academy President/CEO Michael Greene presented certificates to Sun Records founder Sam Phillips for eight recordings he produced that have been inducted in the GRAMMY Hall of Fame. Phillips, a longtime BMI affiliate, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame last year.
![]() Backstage at the Orpheum Theatre are (l to r) BMI's Thomas Cain, Sam Phillips, BMI's Mark Mason, Memphis Chapter Executive Director Jon Hornyak, Recording Academy President & CEO Michael Greene, Knox Phillips and Memphis Chapter President Kurt Clayton. |
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