In Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1950s, there was hard-edged blues playing on Beale Street, and hillbilly boogie on the outskirts of town. But at Sam Phillips’ Sun Records studio on Union Avenue, there was something different going on– a whole lotta shakin’, rockin’, and rollin’.
Marking a 70th anniversary milestone, Sun Records has expanded its nostalgic Memphis eatery, Sun Diner, to Franklin.
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It’s called “Where Rock and Roll was Born” for good reason. The Tennessee-based legendary independent record label, Sun, founded in Memphis by producer Sam Phillips in February 1952, was the first label to record Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash. Seventy years later, the world is still reeling from this rock and roll revolution. To honor its hallowed history, Sun will be issuing a special edition bundle that includes an anniversary version of its classic shirt, and a handsome wooden Sun’s 70th collector’s box to house the label’s beloved vinyl 2022 reissue series. The collector’s box will be available Friday, April 22nd in the Sun Record Company Official Store.
Visit your local record store on April 23, 2022 to shop our exclusive Record Store Day releases! These titles will only be available in stores. Visit here for more info!
Austin Butler and Tom Hanks star in the upcoming Elvis Presley biopic “Elvis” direct by Baz Luhrmann.
We sat down with Jerry Phillips, son of the legendary Sam Phillips, for an exclusive interview at Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis, Tennessee! Click here to watch on the official Sun Records YouTube channel.
The independent publishing powerhouse Primary Wave Music is celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Sun Records through new commemorative 70th Anniversary product launches, strategic partnerships, multimedia projects, and branding initiatives.
So often, country music is a story defined by three chords and the truth. However, for 86-year old Linda Martell, it was as a veteran vocalist in her mid-30s releasing three pop-country singles at the turn of the 1970s that changed the arc of country music history forever. The career of the artist to be honored with CMT’s 2021 Equal Play Award at the 2021 CMT Music Awards provides an eternally compelling case for why the music industry must always support marginalized artists.
