Memphis Recording Service
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Memphis Recording Service was the original name of the legendary Memphis studio later known as Sun Studio, where early rock and roll and blues icons like Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash first recorded.
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| instanceOf |
music studio
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recording studio → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Memphis Recording Service and Sun Studio
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| associatedWith |
Sun Records
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| businessModel |
open to the public for custom recording sessions
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| city |
Memphis
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| country |
United States
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| culturalImpact |
helped bridge racial divides in American popular music through its recordings
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influenced the development of rockabilly → |
| eraOfGreatestActivity |
1950s
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| foundedBy |
Sam Phillips
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| founder |
Sam Phillips
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| genreFocus |
blues
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country music → rock and roll → |
| heritageStatus |
historic recording studio
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| laterKnownAs |
Sun Studio
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| locatedIn |
Memphis, Tennessee
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| notableArtistRecorded |
B.B. King
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Carl Perkins → Elvis Presley → Howlin' Wolf → Ike Turner → Jerry Lee Lewis → Johnny Cash → |
| notableFor |
early rock and roll recordings
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launching the careers of several major rock and roll artists → recording early blues artists → |
| operatedBy |
Sam Phillips
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| recordingFormat |
analog tape recording
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| significance |
considered a birthplace of rock and roll
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important site in the history of American popular music → |
| state |
Tennessee
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Referenced by (2)
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Memphis Recording Service
("Memphis Recording Service and Sun Studio")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Sun Studio
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originalName |