Sun Studio
The small studio where Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and B.B. King recorded, and where rock and roll was born.
- Open
- Every day; guided tours only
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- 706 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38103Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- About 5 minutes by car east of downtown.
Why Go
Sam Phillips opened the studio in 1950. 'Rocket 88', recorded here in 1951, is often called the first rock and roll record, and an 18-year-old Elvis made his first recording here in 1953. Tours end in the studio itself, still in use at night, where you can hold the microphone Elvis used.
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