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Phillips recorded what some — notably music historian Peter Guralnick — consider the first rock and roll record: " Rocket 88 " by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats, a band led by 19-year-old Ike Turner, who also wrote the song.

The recording was released on the Chess / Checker record label in Chicago, in 1951.

From 1950 to 1954 Phillips recorded the music of James Cotton, Rufus Thomas, Rosco Gordon, Little Milton, Bobby Blue Bland, and others.

Others such as B. B.

King and Howlin ' Wolf made their first recordings at his studio.

In fact, Phillips deemed Howlin ' Wolf his greatest discovery and he deemed Elvis Presley his second greatest discovery.