Sun Studio was established on January 3, 1950, by Sam Phillips, a pioneer in the rock-and-roll music industry. Originally called Memphis Recording Service, the studio was located at 706 Union ...

Sun Records founder Sam Phillips speaks at an event in New York City in August 2002, ... Sun Records memorabilia sits on display at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tenn., in 2005.

Sam Phillips would have been 100 years old on Thursday. The rock and roll pioneer -- famed as the founder of Sun Studio, an influential producer and the first to record Elvis Presley -- was born ...

Sam Phillips sold Sun Records in 1969. ... Sam Phillips, you started Sun Records, your studio in Memphis, after recording for independent companies - other people's independent companies, ...

Sun Records founder Sam Phillips speaks at an event in New York City in August 2002, a year before his death. (Getty Images) The man who brought the world Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison ...

Sam Phillips first opened the doors of his Memphis, Tenn., record studio on Jan. 3, 1950. Known first as the Memphis Record Studio, then later re-opened as Sun Studio, the venue has come to hold a ...

Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube. 3. Johnny London: “Drivin’ Slow” Two years after the studio opened, Phillips launched his own label, Sun Records, out of the same building.

Summer Takeaway - Sam Phillips and Sun Studios. Video, 00:01:45 Summer Takeaway - Sam Phillips and Sun Studios. Published. 9 September 2024. 1:45. Up Next. Radio Foyle - City of Culture Announcement.

Jerry Phillips, the youngest son of Sun Records founder Sam Phillips and a pivotal force in Memphis music, is set to release his debut album, “For the Universe.” Los Angeles-based Omnivore ...

Opened in 1950 by Sam Phillips, Sun Studio was originally known as Memphis Recording Service. What began as a modest recording space quickly became a musical powerhouse, as it was the birthplace ...

Phillips, who died in 2003, discovered Elvis and produced his first records, and was one of the leading catalysts in post-WWII American music. Originally broadcast in 1997.