Sun Studio

Local nameSun Studio
LocationMemphis, Tennessee, United States

Sun Studio is a recording studio opened by rock-and-roll pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 3, 1950. It was originally called Memphis Recording Service, sharing the same building with the Sun Records label business. Reputedly the first rock and roll single, Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats' "Rocket 88" was recorded there in 1951 with song composer Ike Turner on keyboards, leading the studio to claim status as the birthplace of rock & roll. Blues and R&B artists like Howlin' Wolf, Junior Parker, Little Milton, B.B. King, James Cotton, Rufus Thomas, and Rosco Gordon recorded there in the early 1950s.

Rock and roll, country music, and rockabilly artists, including Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Charlie Feathers, Ray Harris, Warren Smith, Charlie Rich, and Jerry Lee Lewis, recorded there throughout the mid-to-late 1950s until the studio outgrew its Union Avenue location. Sam Phillips opened the larger Sam C.

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Opening hours

Daily: 10 am - 6 pm
Tours are given at the bottom half of every hour from 10:30 am - 5:30 pm.

Admission

Tours:
Adults: $12 + tax
Children (5 - 11): free
Children under 5 years of age are not permitted.

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Studio

Official Website https://www.sunstudio.com/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Sun-Studio-16409756794/timeline/

Twitter https://twitter.com/sunstudio

Phone +1 901 521 0664

Address 706 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38103, USA

Coordinates 35°8'21.294" N -90°2'15.865" E

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