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  Features4 weeks ago

  Sunrise: The Opening Of Memphis Recording Service, AKA Sun Studio

  On January 3, 1950, Sam Phillips opened Memphis Recording Service at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, later to be known to the world as Sun Studio.

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  Features4 months ago

  Air Force Bases, Morse Code, And Young Love: Johnny Cash’s Early Years

  Years before his rise to fame, the 18-year-old Cash took the opportunity of learning to be a radio operator.

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  Features4 months ago

  B.B. King: Still The King Of The Blues

  Along with his beloved guitar 'Lucille', B.B. King brought the blues out of the margins and into the mainstream of America.

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  Features8 months ago

  The Story Of Little Junior Parker’s ‘Mystery Train’

  'Mystery Train,' recorded by Little Junior Parker at Sun Studios in late 1953 has become a blues standard and has been covered by countless artists.

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  In-Depth12 months ago

  Roll Over, Beethoven: Chess Records And The Rock’n’Roll Revolution

  One of the greatest independent labels in history, the music of Chess Records still sounds revolutionary.

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  News1 year ago

  ‘Last Son Of Sun Records,’ Rockabilly Star Carl Mann, Dies At 78

  Mann had his biggest commercial success with a rocking 1959 version of 'Mona Lisa.'

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  Features2 years ago

  ‘Rocket 88’: The Story Behind The First Rock’n’Roll Record?

  Recorded at Sam Phillips’ Sun Studios, ‘Rocket 88’ was credited to Jackie Brenston And His Delta Cats, but was actually the work of Ike Turner.

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  News3 years ago

  Vinyl Reissue For Howlin’ Wolf’s Legendary 1959 Debut ‘Moanin’ In The Moonlight’ Ahead Of 60th Anniversary

  Remastered from the original flat master tape, this new edition features a high quality 150 gram black vinyl pressing.

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  News4 years ago

  Rare ‘I Walk the Line’ Gold Record Returns To Johnny Cash Museum In Nashville

  A rare gold record for 'I Walk The Line' auctioned after country icon Johnny Cash's death has been purchased by the Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville.

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  News5 years ago

  ‘Sun Records’ Heads To The Small Screen

  ‘Sun Records’ tells the tale of the famous foursome of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Sun Records founder, Sam Phillips.

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  News5 years ago

  Sam Phillips For The Big Screen

  Leonardo DiCaprio will play Sun Records founder and rock 'n' roll pioneer Sam Phillips on the big screen.

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  News6 years ago

  Scotty Moore R.I.P.

  Scotty Moore, the guitarist who helped Elvis Presley create his revolutionary rock 'n' roll sound at Sun Records, died yesterday (28) at the age of 84.

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  Features6 years ago

  The ‘Cosmic Genius’ Of Sam Phillips

  uDiscover tours Flying Saucers Rock 'n' Roll: The Cosmic Genius of Sam Phillips, a current exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

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  In-Depth6 years ago

  Know Your Writes – How Music Writers Inspire Us To Listen

  While music journalism can be biased, disposable or sink to self-indulgent waffle, it’s served as a fertile breeding ground for incisive, informed writers.