Sun Records

...Brown. He also bought Memphis' Sun Records, promoting the label's extensive catalog of recordings by such stars as Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Roy Orbison as well as blues legends Howlin' Wolf and Little Milton.

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...where they acquired a reputation for showmanship. An audition with Sam Phillips, the owner of Sun Records in Memphis, resulted in the Frank Frost album Hey Boss Man! (1962). A song from the album, Jelly Roll King, gave the trio...

In this article: Frank Frost, Delta blues, Mississippi, St Louis, Big Jack Johnson, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Sam Phillips

...back, sit down and play all around the front of the drums." An audition with Sam Phillips, the owner of Memphis-based Sun Records, resulted in the Frank Frost album "Hey Boss Man!" (1962). A song from the album, "Jelly Roll King," gave the...

In this article: Frank Frost, Mississippi, Arkansas, Big Jack Johnson, Sonny Boy Williamson, Buddy Guy, and Living Blues

...in Memphis, Tenn. Sun Records, started by famed producer Sam Phillips, was instrumental in spawning the rockabilly music craze with artists like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison. Mike Brown/AP...

In this article: Memphis, Elvis Presley, Sun Studio, Mississippi River, California, and Holiday Inn Select

...Broadway "Million Dollar Quartet" - the musical based on the legendary impromptu 1956 Sun Records recording session in Memphis that included Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis - is headed to Broadway. Directed by...

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...in Jonesboro, Ark. He had colon cancer. Mr. Riley recorded for the Memphis-based record label Sun Records, which discovered and nurtured such talents as Lewis, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. The Sun label originated a style known as...

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...with the phrase (The Answer to Hound Dog) deleted. Sun Records in Memphis was sold in 1969 and still operates as Sun Records under the parent company Sun Entertainment Corporation. But the use of the name Sun Record Company did not end...

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...3, 2009; Written by Calvin Gilbert Rockabilly pioneer Billy Lee Riley, a key figure at Sun Records in Memphis, Tenn., died Sunday (Aug. 2) in Jonesboro, Ark., at age 75 following a lengthy illness. He's best known for his 1957 single,...

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...Corporation (SEHC), a publicly traded entity. SEHC/SEC owns the trademarks associated with the legendary Sun Records label that originated in Memphis, Tennessee with producer Sam Phillips. The Company, internationally recognized for...

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