Sun Studio
Sam Phillips operated a recording studio in these premises from the early 1950s. He would charge $4 to record both sides of a disc. Sam was most interested in Rock and Roll music and he nurtured performers who were developing the new style. Singers like Ike Turner, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison and of course Elvis Presley recorded here in their early careers. After hearing Elvis nervously sing "It's All Right" in Jul 54, Sam coached a couple of backing players in the tune and recorded it that afternoon. An eccentric DJ friend played it over the radio and was flooded with calls from his audience. He played the song 14 times in the last two hours of his show.
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