706 Union Avenue
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706 Union Avenue is the historic Memphis address that housed Sun Studio, the famed recording studio where early rock and roll and legendary artists like Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash were launched.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 706 Union Avenue canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
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street address ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Original Sun Records studio location
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Sun Studio building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | commercial brick building ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
blues
ⓘ
country music ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ rockabilly ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization |
Sun Records
ⓘ
Sun Studio ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
B. B. King
ⓘ
surface form:
B.B. King
Carl Perkins ⓘ Elvis Presley ⓘ Howlin' Wolf ⓘ Ike Turner ⓘ Jerry Lee Lewis ⓘ Johnny Cash ⓘ Roy Orbison ⓘ Sam Phillips ⓘ |
| city | Memphis ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
birthplace of early rock and roll sound
ⓘ
landmark of American popular music history ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence | 1950s ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
control room
ⓘ
recording studio room ⓘ vintage recording equipment ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
recording studio building
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasSignage | Sun Studio neon sign ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| housed | Sun Studio ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Memphis
ⓘ
surface form:
Downtown Memphis
Memphis ⓘ
surface form:
Memphis, Tennessee
Shelby County, Tennessee ⓘ |
| nearbyStreet | Union Avenue ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Million Dollar Quartet
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surface form:
Million Dollar Quartet session
early recordings of Elvis Presley ⓘ early recordings of Johnny Cash ⓘ |
| offers |
guided tours
ⓘ
recording sessions ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Memphis music heritage sites ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 706 Union Avenue ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | music history museum ⓘ |
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