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Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll by Peter Guralnick

Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll audiobook runs 29.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Kevin Stillwell (about 19.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

29.5listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 29.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day59 days
1 hour / day30 days
2 hours / day15 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×20 days

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What our data says

  • At 29.5 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll is an audiobook by Peter Guralnick: a 29.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Kevin Stillwell, released November 10, 2015, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
29.5 hrs
Narrated by
Kevin Stillwell
Released
November 10, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
ISBN
9781478960393

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll audiobook?

Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll runs 29.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 19.7 hours.

Is the Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll?

Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll is narrated by Kevin Stillwell.

Is Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 19.7 hours, saving 9.8 hours.