Best Contemporary Blues Album GRAMMY Winner
Ruthie Foster is celebrating her first GRAMMY win for Best Contemporary Blues Album with a deluxe version of her new album Mileage, out April 18 on Sun Records. The expanded edition features four unreleased tracks recorded at the legendary Sun Studio in Memphis as well as Ruthie’s rocking version of the Sam & Dave classic “Hold On I’m Comin’, ” produced by Tyler Bryant.
Deluxe Edition of Ruthie Foster's Grammy Winning Album, Out Now!
Primary Wave Music, Sun Records, and TC Restaurant Group have announced a new partnership that will see the expansion of Nashville’s famed Sun Diner. The deal will see a second location open in the heart of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, with plans to open additional locations nationwide.
Giveaway alert! 🚨 On July 18, 1953, 18 year old Elvis Presley walked into Sun Studio for the first time to record a demo. After paying $3.98, Elvis walked out with a two side demo.
Now it’s your turn to record your own version of “My Happiness” or “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin.” 🎙 Record a video covering one of the two songs and upload to TikTok with the hashtag #ElvisDemoChallenge. The winner will receive a re-pressed copy of Elvis’ demo and a copy of the book “Sun Records: The Birth of Rock ‘N’ Roll.”
Must be 18 or older and reside in the United States to enter. Contest ends August 1, 2023. 🎶 Find these iconic songs on Elvis At Sun here: https://SunRecords.lnk.to/ElvisAtSun
American Songwriter
How are you “Living It Up” this Summer?
There are harmonies from Todd Rundgren on the majestically Dylanesque Don’t Tread On Me, there’s a track featuring, impossibly, Taylor Hawkins, Billy Bob Thornton and Billy Gibbons, and there is the epic Angel, a ballad as good as anything Hunter has ever done, with the haunting line: ‘When we move, I hope we go to your place.’ Nobody but Hunter has the power, at this point in their career, to sound so fresh, so new and so exciting. Stream and purchase the vinyl here
One of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Most Iconic Voices to Release
First Collection of New and Original Solo Music in Nearly 25 YearsPaul Rodgers, iconic lead vocalist, main songwriter and founding member of legendary rock band Bad Company, will release his first single “Living It Up” on June 23. The song is the first from Rodgers forthcoming LP Midnight Rose, slated for release on September 22 via Sun Records. This is Rodgers’ first solo album of new music in nearly 25 years.
Pre-save/add/order “Living It Up” HERE.
First Track “Shine A Light” with Music Video Available Everywhere June 16
Sun Records played a vital role in the history of rock & roll. Join Sam Phillip’s family & friends, Jerry Phillips, Halley Phillips, Peter Guralnick and Ben Vaughn, as they reminisce and tell stories about the iconic record label during this virtual interview with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Vice President of Education and Visitor Engagement, Jason Hanley. Get your copy of ‘The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Illustrated Story of Sun Records and the 70 Recordings That Changed the World’ here.
Rock ‘n’ roll legend Ian Hunter returns with star-studded new album Defiance Part 1, featuring Johnny Depp, Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), Billy F Gibbons (ZZ Top), Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses), Todd Rundgren, Slash (Guns N’ Roses), Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), Robert Trujillo (Metallica), Waddy Wachtel (Stevie Nicks, Keith Richards), Brad Whitford (Aerosmith), Dane Clark (John Mellencamp), Billy Bob Thornton & J.D. Andrew (The Boxmasters), Dean DeLeo, Robert De Leo & Eric Kretz (Stone Temple Pilots) and includes some of the final recordings by the late, great Jeff Beck. Listen to the album and purchase on vinyl here.
We’re celebrating 70 years of the release “Mystery Train” with a Mystery Box giveaway! Little Junior Parker and the Blue Flames released “Mystery Train” on Sun Records in 1953 and Elvis Presley released his single in 1955. To be entered, stream our “Mystery Train” playlist, and follow the Sun Records profile on Spotify. Contest ends May 19.
