Question

then, in the summer of 1954, something happened that made it impossible for king—or anyone else—to ignore the importance of rock and roll. a young white man from tupelo, mississippi, named elvis presley, walked into sam phillips’s sun studio to make a recording for his mother’s birthday. presley began jamming with two musicians who had been hanging around the studio that afternoon, bassist bill black and guitarist scotty moore. the three men quickly came up with a spirited arrangement of arthur “big boy” crudup’s 1946 blues hit, “that’s all right (mamma).” impressed with what he heard, phillips recorded the song on the spot, and popular music was changed forever. presley’s music would not reach the top of the pop charts until 1956, two years later, but no one who heard those original sun recordings would ever listen to music quite the same way again. phillips ______ elvis presley.

followed

discovered

taught

believed

Explanation:

The context describes Sam Phillips encountering Elvis Presley at his studio, recognizing his talent, and recording his music, which aligns with the act of finding and bringing attention to a new talent. "Discovered" fits this scenario, as the other options do not match the narrative: "followed" means to go after, "taught" means to instruct, and "believed" means to have faith in, none of which describe Phillips' role with Presley here.

Answer:

O discovered