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Genre: Blues / Country / Rockabilly
Location Memphis Tennessee, Un
Profile Views: 68782
Last Login: 5/12/2012
Member Since 6/16/2009
Record Label SUN RECORDS
Type of Label Indie
Bio
...... ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Before Elvis walked through the door, before Sun Studios put Memphis on the map -- Sam Phillips, a young man with a tape recorder, lived by the motto, "We Record Anything, Anywhere, Anytime." Weddings, funerals, marching bands, the Miss Memphis Pageant--Sam recorded them all--anything to keep his fledgling Memphis Recording Service open to record Howlin' Wolf and B.B. King .Sun Studio was opened by rock pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 3, 1950. It was originally called Memphis Recording Service, sharing the same building with the Sun Records label business. Reputedly the first rock-and-roll single, Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats' "Rocket 88" was recorded there in 1951 with song composer Ike Turner on keyboards, leading the studio to claim status as the birthplace of rock & roll. Blues and R&B artists like Howlin' Wolf, Junior Parker, Little Milton, B.B. King, James Cotton, Rufus Thomas, and Rosco Gordon recorded there in the early 1950s. The front office of the Sun Studio, where office manager Marion Keisker worked and greeted many artists on their first visit to the studio, including a young Elvis Presley.Rock-and-roll, country music, and rockabilly artists, including unknowns recording demos and others like Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Charlie Feathers, Ray Harris, Warren Smith, Charlie Rich, and Jerry Lee Lewis, signed to the Sun Records label recorded there throughout the latter 1950s until the studio outgrew its Union Avenue location. Sam Phillips opened the larger Sam C. Phillips Recording Studio, better known as Phillips Recording, in 1959 to take the place of the older facility. In 1969, Sam Phillips sold the label to Shelby Singleton, and there was no recording-related or label-related activity again in the building until the September 1985 Class of '55 recording sessions with Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash .. JERRY LEE LEWIS AND SAM PHILLIPS ..Carl Perkins & Johnny Cash.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. SAM PHILLIPS , ELVIS ; MARION KEISKER .. ............ .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. ..
Members
Albert "Joiner"Williams, Alton & Jimmy,Andy Anderson , Anita Wood , Arbee Stidham , B.B. King , Barbara Pittman , Betty Kirby , Big Memphis Marainey , Bill Bowden , Bill Johnson [Johnny Lee Hamilton] , Bill Justus , Bill Pinkney / Pinky , Bill Yates , "Billy ""The Kid"" Emerson" , Billy [Lee] Riley , Billy Adams , Billy Love , Blackwood Brothers, The , Bob Price, Bobbie-Jean Barton , Bobby & The Boys - Cliff, Ed & Barbara Thomas , Bobby Bland (Robert Calvin) , Bobby Crafford , "Bobby Sheridan "", Charlie Rich , Bobby Wood , Boyd Gilmore, Earl Hooker, Jow Willie Perkins , Brad Suggs, Brother James Anderson , Buck Turner , Buddy Blake , Buddy Cunningham, Busty Brooks & His Tones, , Carl Mann, Carl McVoy , Carl Perkins , Carvel Lee Ausborn , Charles Thomas aka Maxwell Street , Charles White, Jr., Charley Pride, Charlie Booker , Charlie Burse , Charlie Feathers , Charlie Rich, Chuck Foster , Chuck Stacy , Cliff Gleaves , Cliff Thomas Clyde Leoppard & His Snearly Ranch Boys, "Coy ""Hot Shot"" Love" , Curtis Hoback D.A. Hunt , Dane Stinit , Danny Stewart , "David ""Honeyboy"" Edwards" , David Houston , David Wilkins , Dean Beard , Dick Penner, Dickey Lee [Dickey Lipscomb] , Don Hinton , Don Hosea , , Don Reynolds & The Reynolds Quartet , Don Scaife , Doug Poindexter , Dr. [Isiah] Ross , Dusty Brinkley , Earl Hooker, Earl Peterson , Earl Ray, Ed Kirby [Prince Gabe] , Eddie Bond , Eddie Bush , Eddie Snow , Edwin Bruce , Edwin Howard , Elmo Lewis , "Elven Parr & The ""In The Groove Boys""" , Elvis Presley, Scotty & Bill , Ernie Barton , Ernie Chaffin , Five Tinos , Four Dukes , Four Upsetters , Frank Ballard , Frank Frost , Freddy North , Gene Ross , Gene Simmons , Gene Steele ,, George Jackson , George Klein , Glenn Honeycutt ,, Gospel Tones , Graham Forbes , Hal Miller , Handy Jackson & Gay Garth , Harmonica Frank Floyd , Harold Dorman , Harold Jenkins [Conway Twitty] , Hayden Thompson , Homer [Ray] Harris , Houston Boines , Houston Stokes , Howard Chandler , Howard Seratt , "Howlin' Wolf"[Chester Burnett], Hunki Dori , Ike Turner [and Bonnie Turner] , Ira Jay, II (Ira Jay Lichterman) , J.R. & J.W. Brown , Jack Clement , Jack Earls and the Jimbos , Jack Frost , Jackie Brenston , "James ""Billy"" Gayles" , James Bannister & Dennis Binder , James Cotton , Jean Chapel , Jean Dee , Jeanne Newman , Jeb Stuart Jerry Lee Lewis , Jerry Lee Smith , Jerry McGill & The Topcoats , "Jesse ""Tiny"" Kennedy" , Jimmy (James Clecy) Haggett , Jimmy DeBerry , Jimmy Demopoulos , Jimmy Isle , Jimmy Louis , Jimmy Pritchett , Jimmy Wages , Jimmy Williams , Joe & Jack , Joe Hill Louis , Joe Hill Louis & Mose Vinson , Joe Willie Wilkins , John Pursley , "Johnny ""Ace"" Cannon" , Johnny Ace , Johnny Bernero & Thurman Enlow , Johnny Carroll , Johnny Cash , Johnny London , Johnny O'Neil [O'Neil Johnson] , Johnny Powers [John Pavlik] , "Joseph Dudley ""Cast"" King" , Junior Thompson , Ken Cook , Kenneth Banks , Kenneth Parchman , L.B. Lawson , L.J. Thomas [Lafayette Jerl] , Lance Roberts , Larry Brinkley , Lee Mitchell , Linda Gail Lewis & Frankie Lewis , Little Junior's Blue Flames , Little Milton [James Milton Campbell] , Load Of Mischief , "Lost" John Hunter" Lou Sargent [Luther Steinberg] , Louie Robertson , Luke McDaniel , Mack Allen Smith , Mack Owen , Mack Self , Mack Vickery , "Macy ""Skip"" Skipper" , Magel Priesman , Maggie Sue Wimberly , Malcom Yelvington , Marion Conrad , Martin Willis , Mickey Giley , Mikki Milan [Mikki Milan Wilcox] , Miller Sisters, The , Miller Trio, The , Million Dollar Quartet, The , Milton (Mitt) Addington , Mose Vinson , Narvel Felts , Nelson Ray , Onie Wheeler , Onzie Horne , Pat Hare [Auburn] , Patsy Holcomb , Paul Richey , Phineas Newborn, Jr. , poss. Jimmy Evans , Ramsey Kearney , Randy & The Patriots , Randy & The Radiants , Ray Smith , Rayburn Anthony , Raymond Hill , Raymond Jones , "Red" Hadley , "Red" Williams , Ripley Cotton Choppers, The , Roger Fakes , Roland Janes , Rosco[e] Gordon , Roy Hall , Roy Orbison , Rudi Richardson , Rudy Grayzell , Rufus Thomas, Jr , Sammy Lewis & Willie Johnson , Scotty Moore , "Sherman ""Blues"" Johnson" , Sherry Crane , Shirley Sisk , Shy Guy Douglas , Sid Watson , "Sidney ""Hardrock"" Gunter" , "Sleepy"John Estes , Sleepy LaBeef , "Slim"" Rhodes, [Ethermer Cletus] Smokey Joe [Joe Baugh] , Sonny [Albert] Burgess , "Sonny" Wilson , Teddy Reidel , "Texas"Bill Strength, The Brewsteraires , The Climates , The Confederates , The Day And Nites , The Dixieland Drifters , The Evans Family , The Gospel Travelers , The Jesters , The Jones Brothers , The Kirby Sisters , The Prisonaires , The Quintones , The Rhythm Rockers , The Song Fellows , The Southern Jubilee Singers , The Sun Rays , The Teenangels , The Vel-Tones , "Theautry ""Tot"" Randolph" , Thomas Wayne [Thomas Wayne Perkins] , Tommy Blake , Tommy Ruick , Tony Austin , Tony Rossini , Tracy Pendarvis , Vance Yates , Vernon Taylor , Wade & Dick [The College Kids] , Wade Cagle & The Escorts , Wally Fowler , "Walter ""Mumbles"" Horton" , "Walter ""Tang"" Smith" , Walter Bradford , Wanda Ballman , Warren Smith , Wayne Powers [Wayne Cogswell] , Will Mercer , "William ""Talking Boy"" Stewart" , Willie Nix , Wink Martindale , Woodrow Adams . .. Carl Perkins. Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis
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ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS THAT RECORDED AT SUN STUDIOS

Albert 'Joiner' Williams, Alton & Jimmy,Andy Anderson , Anita Wood , Arbee Stidham , B.B. King , Barbara Pittman , Betty Kirby , Big Memphis Marainey , Bill Bowden , Bill Johnson [Johnny Lee Hamilton] , Bill Justus , Bill Pinkney / Pinky , Bill Yates , Billy 'The Kid' Emerson . Billy [Lee] Riley , Billy Adams , Billy Love , Blackwood Brothers, The , Bob Price, Bobbie-Jean Barton , Bobby & The Boys - Cliff, Ed & Barbara Thomas , Bobby Bland (Robert Calvin) , Bobby Crafford , Bobby Sheridan = Charlie Rich , Bobby Wood , Boyd Gilmore, Earl Hooker, Jow Willie Perkins , Brad Suggs, Brother James Anderson , Buck Turner , Buddy Blake , Buddy Cunningham, Busty Brooks & His Tones, , Carl Mann, Carl McVoy , Carl Perkins , Carvel Lee Ausborn , Charles Thomas aka Maxwell Street , Charles White, Jr., Charley Pride, Charlie Booker , Charlie Burse , Charlie Feathers , Charlie Rich, Chuck Foster , Chuck Stacy , Cliff Gleaves , Cliff Thomas Clyde Leoppard & His Snearly Ranch Boys, Coy 'Hot Shot' Love , Curtis Hoback D.A. Hunt , Dane Stinit , Danny Stewart , David 'Honeyboy' Edwards , David Houston , David Wilkins , Dean Beard , Dick Penner, Dickey Lee [Dickey Lipscomb] , Don Hinton , Don Hosea , , Don Reynolds & The Reynolds Quartet , Don Scaife , Doug Poindexter , Dr. [Isiah] Ross , Dusty Brinkley , Earl Hooker, Earl Peterson , Earl Ray, Ed Kirby [Prince Gabe] , Eddie Bond , Eddie Bush , Eddie Snow , Edwin Bruce , Edwin Howard , Elmo Lewis , Elven Parr & The In The Groove Boys, Elvis Presley, Scotty & Bill , Ernie Barton , Ernie Chaffin , Five Tinos , Four Dukes , Four Upsetters , Frank Ballard , Frank Frost , Freddy North , Gene Ross , Gene Simmons , Gene Steele ,, George Jackson , George Klein , Glenn Honeycutt ,, Gospel Tones , Graham Forbes , Hal Miller , Handy Jackson & Gay Garth , Harmonica Frank Floyd , Harold Dorman , Harold Jenkins [Conway Twitty] , Hayden Thompson , Homer [Ray] Harris , Houston Boines , Houston Stokes , Howard Chandler , Howard Seratt , Howlin' Wolf[Chester Burnett], Hunki Dori , Ike Turner [and Bonnie Turner] , Ira Jay, II (Ira Jay Lichterman) , J.R. & J.W. Brown , Jack Clement , Jack Earls and the Jimbos , Jack Frost , Jackie Brenston , James 'Billy' Gayles , James Bannister & Dennis Binder , James Cotton , Jean Chapel , Jean Dee , Jeanne Newman , Jeb Stuart Jerry Lee Lewis , Jerry Lee Smith , Jerry McGill & The Topcoats , Jesse 'Tiny' Kennedy , Jimmy (James Clecy) Haggett , Jimmy DeBerry , Jimmy Demopoulos , Jimmy Isle , Jimmy Louis , Jimmy Pritchett , Jimmy Wages , Jimmy Williams , Joe & Jack , Joe Hill Louis , Joe Hill Louis & Mose Vinson , Joe Willie Wilkins , John Pursley , Johnny 'Ace' Cannon , Johnny Ace , Johnny Bernero & Thurman Enlow , Johnny Carroll , Johnny Cash , Johnny London , Johnny O'Neil [O'Neil Johnson] , Johnny Powers [John Pavlik] , Joseph Dudley= 'Cast King' , Junior Thompson , Ken Cook , Kenneth Banks , Kenneth Parchman , L.B. Lawson , L.J. Thomas [Lafayette Jerl] , Lance Roberts , Larry Brinkley , Lee Mitchell , Linda Gail Lewis & Frankie Lewis , Little Junior's Blue Flames , Little Milton [James Milton Campbell] , Load Of Mischief , 'Lost' John Hunter Lou Sargent [Luther Steinberg] , Louie Robertson , Luke McDaniel , Mack Allen Smith , Mack Owen , Mack Self , Mack Vickery , Macy Skipper , Magel Priesman , Maggie Sue Wimberly , Malcom Yelvington , Marion Conrad , Martin Willis , Mickey Giley , Mikki Milan [Mikki Milan Wilcox] , Miller Sisters, The , Miller Trio, The , Million Dollar Quartet, The , Milton (Mitt) Addington , Mose Vinson , Narvel Felts , Nelson Ray , Onie Wheeler , Onzie Horne , Pat Hare [Auburn] , Patsy Holcomb , Paul Richey , Phineas Newborn, Jr. , poss. Jimmy Evans , Ramsey Kearney , Randy & The Patriots , Randy & The Radiants , Ray Smith , Rayburn Anthony , Raymond Hill , Raymond Jones , 'Red' Hadley , 'Red' Williams , Ripley Cotton Choppers, The , Roger Fakes , Roland Janes , Rosco[e] Gordon , Roy Hall , Roy Orbison , Rudi Richardson , Rudy Grayzell , Rufus Thomas, Jr , Sammy Lewis & Willie Johnson , Scotty Moore , Sherman 'Blues' Johnson , Sherry Crane , Shirley Sisk , Shy Guy Douglas , Sid Watson , Sidney 'Hardrock' Gunter" , 'Sleepy'John Estes , Sleepy LaBeef , 'Slim' Rhodes, [Ethermer Cletus] Smokey Joe [Joe Baugh] , Sonny [Albert] Burgess , Sonny Wilson , Teddy Reidel , 'Texas' Bill Strength, The Brewsteraires , The Climates , The Confederates , The Day And Nites , The Dixieland Drifters , The Evans Family , The Gospel Travelers , The Jesters , The Jones Brothers , The Kirby Sisters , The Prisonaires , The Quintones , The Rhythm Rockers , The Song Fellows , The Southern Jubilee Singers , The Sun Rays , The Teenangels , The Vel-Tones , Theautry 'Tot' Randolph , Thomas Wayne [Thomas Wayne Perkins] , Tommy Blake , Tommy Ruick , Tony Austin , Tony Rossini , Tracy Pendarvis , Vance Yates , Vernon Taylor , Wade & Dick [The College Kids] , Wade Cagle & The Escorts , Wally Fowler , Walter 'Mumbles' Horton , Walter 'Tang' Smith , Walter Bradford , Wanda Ballman , Warren Smith , Wayne Powers [Wayne Cogswell] , Will Mercer , William 'Talking Boy' Stewart , Willie Nix , Wink Martindale , Woodrow Adams .