Sun Studio
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Sun Studio is a historic Memphis recording studio famed as the birthplace of rock and roll and the early recording site of artists like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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recording studio ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Birthplace of Rock and Roll ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modest commercial brick building ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sun Records ⓘ |
| buildingUse |
active recording studio
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museum ⓘ |
| city | Memphis ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
helped popularize rock and roll worldwide
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influenced later recording studios and production styles ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
music documentaries
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rock and roll histories ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Sam Phillips ⓘ |
| founder | Sam Phillips ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
blues
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country music ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ rockabilly ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
historic photographs and memorabilia
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vintage recording equipment ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.sunstudio.com/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| inception | 1950 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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surface form:
Memphis, Tennessee
|
| MillionDollarQuartetParticipants |
Carl Perkins
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Elvis Presley ⓘ Jerry Lee Lewis ⓘ Johnny Cash ⓘ |
| near | Beale Street ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early rock and roll recordings
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launching the careers of several major rock and country artists ⓘ |
| offers | guided tours ⓘ |
| originalName | Memphis Recording Service ⓘ |
| recordedArtist |
B. B. King
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surface form:
B.B. King
Carl Perkins ⓘ Elvis Presley ⓘ Howlin' Wolf ⓘ Ike Turner ⓘ Jerry Lee Lewis ⓘ Johnny Cash ⓘ Roy Orbison ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Million Dollar Quartet jam session
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early recordings of Elvis Presley in the mid-1950s ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 706 Union Avenue ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1950s rock and roll era ⓘ |
| tourismRegion |
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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surface form:
Downtown Memphis
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| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Memphis, Tennessee
subject surface form:
I Walk the Line