It takes the average reader 13 hours and 16 minutes to read Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll by Peter Guralnick
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The author of the critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biography Last Train to Memphis brings us the life of Sam Phillips, the visionary genius who singlehandedly steered the revolutionary path of Sun Records. The music that he shaped in his tiny Memphis studio with artists as diverse as Elvis Presley, Ike Turner, Howlin' Wolf, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash, introduced a sound that had never been heard before. He brought forth a singular mix of black and white voices passionately proclaiming the vitality of the American vernacular tradition while at the same time declaring, once and for all,...
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll by Peter Guralnick is 784 pages long, and a total of 199,136 words.
This makes it 265% the length of the average book. It also has 243% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 18 hours and 8 minutes to read Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll aloud.
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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