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    • May 13, 1926
    Disc jockey Dewey Phillips is born in Adamsville, Tennessee. He becomes the first person to play an Elvis Presley record in 1954, spinning "That's All Right" 14 times straight on a Memphis station
    Oct 29, 1949
    Dewey Phillips debuts his "Red Hot 'N' Blue" radio show on WHBQ in Memphis. Five years later, he becomes the first deejay to play a record by Elvis Presley
    Jul 8, 1954
    While Elvis Presley watches "High Noon" at the Suzore movie theater, disc jockey Dewey Phillips plays "That's All Right" 14 times in a row on WHBQ in Memphis
    Sep 28, 1968
    Dewey Phillips, the disc jockey who first put Elvis Presley on the radio, dies in his sleep at his mother's house in Memphis
    Oct 1, 1968
    Elvis Presley attends the funeral for Dewey Phillips, the Memphis disc jockey who first interviewed the singer on the air. Pallbearers include record producer Sam Phillips and Dickey Lee
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