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Tennessee · United States
View the legendary studio where Elvis recorded his first songs. Learn the story behind "That's All Right" and how Sam Phillips changed music history forever.
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9 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Sun Studio
Welcome, astute traveler, to a humble brick edifice that profoundly altered the trajectory of global culture. You are standing before seven zero six Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. …
Listen in the app2The Cafe and The Crown Electric Connection
As you step through the entrance, you find yourself in what is now the Sun Studio cafe and gift shop. Take a moment to absorb the atmosphere. …
Listen in the app3Upstairs Museum: Rocket 88 and the Birth of Distortion
We now transition to the upstairs museum gallery, a space dedicated to the foundational years of Sam Phillips' enterprise, long before the name Elvis Presley was ever uttered in this building. As you examine the photographs and…
Listen in the app4Upstairs Museum: Dewey Phillips and the WHBQ Broadcast
Still upstairs, we encounter a fascinating architectural anomaly: an entire radio broadcast booth physically relocated and reconstructed within this museum. This is the original WHBQ studio from the mezzanine floor of the Hotel…
Listen in the app5Marion Keisker's Office: The Gatekeeper
Descending the stairs, we enter the historic footprint of the original Memphis Recording Service. The first room you encounter is the front office. …
Listen in the app6Sam Phillips' Control Room and the RCA Deal
Step past the office and look through the glass window into the control room. This cramped, isolated space was the technological nerve center of Sun Studio. …
Listen in the app7The Tracking Room: Echoes of the Million Dollar Quartet
We now enter the tracking room itself—the sacred floor where the music was actually performed. Take a deep breath. …
Listen in the app8The Tracking Room: The 'X' and the Shure Microphone
As we conclude our exploration of the tracking room, I direct your gaze to a specific spot on the original linoleum floor, marked plainly with tape forming an 'X'. Step forward and stand upon it. …
Listen in the app9Closing
As we conclude our analytical journey and exit through the gift shop, let us reflect on the profound historical weight of the space we have just traversed. Sun Studio is not merely a museum of musical artifacts; it is a monument…
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What is Sun Studio?
Sun Studio is a place in Tennessee · United States with 9 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Tennessee · United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Nature |
| Story sections | 9 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 35.1391, -90.0377 |
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