Sun Studio building
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The Sun Studio building is the historic Memphis recording studio where legendary artists like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis helped shape the sound of early rock and roll.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sun Studio building canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4092446 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sun Studio building Context triple: [706 Union Avenue, alsoKnownAs, Sun Studio building]
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Compaq Center at San Jose
Compaq Center at San Jose was a major indoor sports and entertainment arena in San Jose, California, that served as the longtime home of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks.
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B.
3Com Park at Candlestick Point
3Com Park at Candlestick Point was the corporate-sponsored name used in the late 1990s and early 2000s for San Francisco’s historic Candlestick Park stadium, longtime home of the Giants and 49ers.
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C.
California Tower
California Tower is a historic Spanish-Colonial Revival bell tower and prominent architectural landmark located in Balboa Park, San Diego.
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D.
Stanford Research Park
Stanford Research Park is a pioneering technology and research business park closely affiliated with Stanford University and home to numerous major high-tech companies and startups.
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Jingletown Studios, Oakland
Jingletown Studios in Oakland is a professional recording studio best known for being used by Green Day and other rock artists to produce major albums.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sun Studio building Target entity description: The Sun Studio building is the historic Memphis recording studio where legendary artists like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis helped shape the sound of early rock and roll.
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A.
Compaq Center at San Jose
Compaq Center at San Jose was a major indoor sports and entertainment arena in San Jose, California, that served as the longtime home of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks.
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B.
3Com Park at Candlestick Point
3Com Park at Candlestick Point was the corporate-sponsored name used in the late 1990s and early 2000s for San Francisco’s historic Candlestick Park stadium, longtime home of the Giants and 49ers.
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C.
California Tower
California Tower is a historic Spanish-Colonial Revival bell tower and prominent architectural landmark located in Balboa Park, San Diego.
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D.
Stanford Research Park
Stanford Research Park is a pioneering technology and research business park closely affiliated with Stanford University and home to numerous major high-tech companies and startups.
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E.
Jingletown Studios, Oakland
Jingletown Studios in Oakland is a professional recording studio best known for being used by Green Day and other rock artists to produce major albums.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
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recording studio ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Memphis Recording Service ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | commercial brick building ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carl Perkins
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Elvis Presley ⓘ Jerry Lee Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Cash ⓘ Roy Orbison ⓘ Sam Phillips ⓘ |
| city | Memphis ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of rock and roll
ⓘ
development of rockabilly ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | birthplace of rock and roll (popularly known as) ⓘ |
| era | 1950s ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
music documentaries
ⓘ
rock and roll histories ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Sam Phillips ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
blues
ⓘ
country music ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ rockabilly ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
music memorabilia
ⓘ
vintage recording equipment ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
museum
ⓘ
recording studio ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic landmark ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Memphis
ⓘ
surface form:
Memphis, Tennessee
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| name | Sun Studio ⓘ |
| neighborhood |
Memphis
ⓘ
surface form:
Downtown Memphis
|
| notableFor |
early rock and roll recordings
ⓘ
recordings by B.B. King ⓘ recordings by Carl Perkins ⓘ recordings by Elvis Presley ⓘ recordings by Howlin' Wolf ⓘ recordings by Jerry Lee Lewis ⓘ recordings by Johnny Cash ⓘ rockabilly sound ⓘ |
| opened | 1950 ⓘ |
| operator | Sun Records ⓘ |
| recordLabelAssociated | Sun Records ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American South
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| streetAddress | 706 Union Avenue ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSignificance | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| tourType | guided tours ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sun Studio building Description of subject: The Sun Studio building is the historic Memphis recording studio where legendary artists like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis helped shape the sound of early rock and roll.
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