Sun Records

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American record label independent record label record label

Sun Records is a pioneering American independent record label, best known for launching the careers of early rock and roll and rockabilly artists such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis.

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Label Occurrences
Sun Records canonical 42
Sun Records (indirectly through Elvis Presley’s career) 1
Sun Records Million Dollar Quartet 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American record label ⓘ
independent record label ⓘ
record label ⓘ
associatedPlace Sun Studio ⓘ
basedIn Memphis ⓘ
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
catalogIncludes Blue Suede Shoes ⓘ
surface form: Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes"

Elvis Presley's early recordings ⓘ
Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" ⓘ
Johnny Cash's Sun singles ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
era 1950s ⓘ
focus African American blues and R&B artists in early years ⓘ
Southern American music ⓘ
foundedAs independent label ⓘ
foundedBy Sam Phillips ⓘ
founder Sam Phillips ⓘ
genre blues ⓘ
country music ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
rockabilly ⓘ
hasStudio Sun Studio ⓘ
headquartersLocation Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
inception 1952 ⓘ
industry music industry ⓘ
influenced development of rock and roll ⓘ
development of rockabilly ⓘ
knownFor launching careers of major rock and roll artists ⓘ
pioneering rock and roll ⓘ
pioneering rockabilly ⓘ
locationCity Memphis ⓘ
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
locationCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
notableArtist B. B. King ⓘ
surface form: B.B. King

Carl Perkins ⓘ
Charlie Rich ⓘ
Elvis Presley ⓘ
Howlin' Wolf ⓘ
Ike Turner ⓘ
Jerry Lee Lewis ⓘ
Johnny Cash ⓘ
Roy Orbison ⓘ
Rufus Thomas ⓘ
parentCompany Sun Entertainment Corporation ⓘ
product music recordings ⓘ
phonograph records ⓘ
significantEvent discovered Elvis Presley ⓘ
recorded early Jerry Lee Lewis hits ⓘ
recorded early Johnny Cash singles ⓘ
style raw, stripped-down production ⓘ

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Sun Studio → associatedWith → Sun Records ⓘ
Johnny Cash → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
Elvis Presley → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
Roy Orbison → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
"I Walk the Line" → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
subject surface form: I Walk the Line
"I Walk the Line" → associatedWith → Sun Records ⓘ
subject surface form: I Walk the Line
this entity surface form: Sun Records era of Johnny Cash
Jerry Lee Lewis → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
Jerry Lee Lewis → memberOf → Sun Records ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sun Records Million Dollar Quartet
Carl Perkins → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
Sam Phillips → founded → Sun Records ⓘ
Sam Phillips → notableWork → Sun Records ⓘ
Sam Phillips → employer → Sun Records ⓘ
Memphis Recording Service → associatedWith → Sun Records ⓘ
706 Union Avenue → associatedWithOrganization → Sun Records ⓘ
Folsom Prison Blues → label → Sun Records ⓘ
Folsom Prison Blues → recordCompany → Sun Records ⓘ
Vernon Presley → associatedWith → Sun Records ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sun Records (indirectly through Elvis Presley’s career)
Blue Suede Shoes → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
Blue Suede Shoes → originalArtistLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
The King → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
subject surface form: Elvis Presley
That’s All Right → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
subject surface form: That's All Right
Junior Parker → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
Rosco Gordon → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
John → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
subject surface form: Johnny Cash
Colonel Tom Parker → associatedWith → Sun Records ⓘ
Rufus Thomas → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
Cat Power → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
Conway Twitty → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
Get Rhythm → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar! → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
Matchbox → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
Million Dollar Quartet → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
Breathless → associatedWith → Sun Records ⓘ
Kings of Rhythm → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
Sun Studio building → operator → Sun Records ⓘ
Sun Studio building → recordLabelAssociated → Sun Records ⓘ
Elvis Presley memorabilia → associatedWith → Sun Records ⓘ
Charlie Rich → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
Charlie Rich → associatedAct → Sun Records ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sun Records artists
Sun Entertainment Corporation → owns → Sun Records ⓘ
Sun Entertainment Corporation → isSuccessorOf → Sun Records ⓘ
Sun Entertainment Corporation → hasPredecessor → Sun Records ⓘ
Sun Entertainment Corporation → hasPrimaryBrand → Sun Records ⓘ
Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
subject surface form: Great Balls of Fire
Jerry → recordLabel → Sun Records ⓘ
subject surface form: Jerry Lee Lewis