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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
recording studio
alsoKnownAs The Birthplace of Rock and Roll
architecturalStyle modest commercial brick building
associatedWith Sun Records
buildingUse active recording studio
museum
city Memphis
country United States of America
culturalImpact helped popularize rock and roll worldwide
influenced later recording studios and production styles
featuredIn music documentaries
rock and roll histories
foundedBy Sam Phillips
founder Sam Phillips
genreFocus blues
country music
rock and roll
rockabilly
hasExhibit historic photographs and memorabilia
vintage recording equipment
hasWebsite https://www.sunstudio.com/
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
inception 1950
locatedIn Memphis, Tennessee, United States
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
MillionDollarQuartetParticipants Carl Perkins
Elvis Presley
Jerry Lee Lewis
Johnny Cash
near Beale Street
notableFor early rock and roll recordings
launching the careers of several major rock and country artists
offers guided tours
originalName Memphis Recording Service
recordedArtist B. B. King
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
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
surface form: Downtown Memphis
touristAttraction true

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Sun Records associatedPlace Sun Studio
Sam Phillips employer Sun Studio
Sam Phillips founded Sun Studio
subject surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Sun Records hasStudio Sun Studio
706 Union Avenue housed Sun Studio
Sam Phillips notableWork Sun Studio
subject surface form: I Walk the Line