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3 days ago · "Million Dollar Quartet" is a recording of an impromptu jam session involving Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash made on December 4, 1956, at the Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
3 days ago · On that day in 1954, famed Memphis, Tennessee, label Sun Records released the future King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s debut single, “That’s All Right.” “That’s All Right” was a song written and originally recorded by Delta blues singer/songwriter and guitarist Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup in 1946.
4 days ago · The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is a museum located in Memphis, Tennessee, at 926 East McLemore Avenue, the original location of Stax Records. Stax launched and supported the careers of artists such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, Sam & Dave, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Wilson Pickett, Albert ...
Jul 19, 2024 · Some Elvis Presley aficionados argue that The King's first commercially released single, recorded at Memphis' Sun Studio, was also the first rock 'n' roll genre record ever made. Whether you agree or not, there's no denying an original pressing (with Sun catalog number "209" on the label) can be worth a bundle.
6 days ago · Over 111 tracks, 'MEMPHIS' captures Presley from his earliest sessions at Sun Studio - which occurred 70 years ago this Summer - to his final recordings in Graceland's Jungle Room.
5 days ago · Today marks the 70th anniversary of Elvis Presley's groundbreaking debut single, "That's All Right," and RCA/Legacy are celebrating this momentous occasion with an exclusive preview from their highly anticipated 'MEMPHIS' box set, due out on August 9th. This 111-track collection is the first fully comprehensive compilation of Elvis' hometown recordings, spanning from his early days at Sun ...
5 days ago · Memphis Music Hall of Fame. In the 1920s, blues artists including Furry Lewis, Memphis Minnie, Jim Jackson and the Memphis Jug Band recorded such classics here as "Casey Jones," "Stealin' Stealin" and "Cocaine Habit Blues" — songs that would inspire and enrich such generations of underground and superstar (i.e., Led Zeppelin) musicians.
