Sam Phillips Recording Service and FAME Studios are two of the most iconic recording studios in the history of music, made famous by the late Sam Phillips and Rick Hall. Phillips and Hall helped shape the sound of Rock and Roll, Rockabilly, Blues, Soul and Country music throughout the 1950s and 60s leaving a legacy that still thrives today. For the first time, Sam Phillips Recording Service and FAME Studios have come together to collaborate on a project that will be included on a tribute album to honor Charlie Rich later this year.
The recreation of Who Will The Next Fool Be, a song originally performed by Charlie Rich, was produced by Sam’s granddaughter, Halley Phillips, and Rodney Hall, Rick Hall’s son, at Sam Phillips Recording Services in Memphis and mixed at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals.
“My grandfather and Rodney’s father completely changed the world of music,” says Halley. “It’s an honor to work with him on this project.”
Halley’s vision of recording Who Will The Next Fool Be with a female lead became a reality with the help of Holli Mosley’s powerhouse vocals. Holli has been recording at FAME for six years and played a key roll in connecting the two families for the collaboration. “I’m honored to be a part of this,” says Mosley. “I feel like I’m a part of making history with everyone who is involved on this project.”