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On the recordMarch 9, 2009
If it weren't for Dewey Phillips, the world would not have known Elvis.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Cohen credits Dewey Phillips for introducing Elvis Presley to the public.

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