Sam Phillips

Leslie Ann Phillips, aka Sam Phillips (born January 28, 1962) is an American singer and a songwriter. Philips, who was born in Glendale, California, began her musical career as a vocalist in the early 1980s, singing background parts for Christian artists Mark Heard, Randy Stonehill and others. After a short time, Philips was signed to a solo contract with Myrrh Records - under her given name - where she went on to record four Christian pop albums... more

Leslie Ann Phillips, aka Sam Phillips (born January 28, 1962) is an American singer and a songwriter. Philips, who was born in Glendale, California, began her musical career as a vocalist in the early 1980s, singing background parts for Christian artists Mark Heard, Randy Stonehill and others. After a short time, Philips was signed to a solo contract with Myrrh Records - under her given name - where she went on to record four Christian pop albums, Beyond Saturday Night, Dancing with Danger, Black and White in a Grey World and, finally, The Turning, which teamed her with producer and future husband, T-Bone Burnett. Throughout the Myrrh period, Philips wrote more and more of her own songs and several were Top 10 singles on Christian radio. Since Cyndi Lauper was popular at the time and also had a high-pitched, idiosyncratic vocal style, Myrrh insisted on promoting her as "the Christian Cyndi Lauper." Philips was never comfortable with this image, and it was a bone of contention between... less