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Home of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Sam Phillips and more! Inherent in the music of Sun is a vibrancy that survives to this day. Sincere, passionate music. Music that has stood the test of time. It is music that has reached across race, age and gender boundaries.
Sun Records is an American independent record label founded by producer Sam Phillips in Memphis, Tennessee on February 1, 1952. [3] [2] Sun was the first label to record Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash.
Where Rock & Roll was born! Home of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Sam Phillips and more!
The Sun Sound began when Sam Phillips launched his record company in February of 1952. He named it Sun Records as a sign of his perpetual optimism: a new day and a new beginning. Sam rented a small space at 706 Union Avenue for his own all-purpose studio.
Apr 29, 2022 · Essential Sun Records: The Ultimate Collection. Bettye LaVette. The Last Goodbye (ODESZA feat. Bettye LaVette) Various Artists.
Sam Phillips opened Sun Records in a tiny rented storefront on Union Avenue in Memphis in 1952 with the slogan, “We Record Anything-Anywhere-Anytime.” For a few dollars, anyone could walk in and make an acetate dub of their choice, usually a song or a special message for a loved one.
Explore the history of the legendary Sun Records with this newly remastered collection of tracks spanning the label's 70 years. Sun Records - Where Rock & Roll Was Born. Play all.
Overview. A fascinating look at the history of Sun Records, the label that started Rock n’ Roll, told through 70 of its iconic recordings. In Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1950s, there was hard-edged blues playing on Beale Street, and hillbilly boogie on the outskirts of town.
Jan 5, 2023 · Sun Records began as a blues label (mostly) Phillips grew up in Florence, Ala., and moved to Memphis by way of Nashville in 1945. He had worked as a DJ and engineer for a local Alabama...
Aug 18, 2023 · Founded by Sam Phillips in 1952, Sun Records is often referred to as the birthplace of rock 'n' roll, signing artists like Elvis and B.B. King.
