Elvis Presley and the Sun Studio – the beginning of an unbelievable musician

Today, I want to publish my first blog entry, concerning to Elvis and his connection to Memphis. The topic is the Sun Studio in Memphis, where Elvis has recorded his first tow songs “That’s all right” as well as “That’s when your heartaches begin”.

The Sun Studio, opened by Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, is a recording studio. The first song was recorded by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats “Rocket 88” in 1951. After that, more and more artists began to record songs there. The Sun Studio is famous for the genres Rock & Roll, Blues and R&B and many artists, such as Johnny Cash, Roy Orbinson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and last but not least Elvis Presley. Today, the Sun Studio is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Memphis. Fans from the entire world travel to Memphis for taking a deep look at this milestone of Elvis’ career.

In 1953, Elvis Presley, an unknown artist at this time, attended the Sun Studio for recording his two songs “My happiness” and “That’s when your heartaches begin”. Sam Phillips actually wanted to search for someone, who sang like a black musician and focused on a wide audience. He said “If I could find a white man who had the Negro sound and the Negro feel, I could make a billion dollars”. Initially, Phillips wasn’t that impressed, but then Elvis suddenly began performing a song (That’s all right) and the guitarist “Winfield Moore” and the bass player “Bill Black” started playing with him. Just some days later, a popular Memphis DJ called Dewey Phillips played the song in his show. People took more and more notice of this song and the first single was pressed. (source Wikipedia 2011)

As you see, the Sun Studio had a huge impact on Elvis’ career. 6 weeks ago, I visited the studio for gathering a personal opinion. From my point of view, the Sun Studio represents the connection between Elvis Presley and itself well. You can see and buy all stuff pertaining to the famous Rock & Roll musician. Certainly, the studio is focused on tourists for making profit, but nonetheless you can get a detailed look in the history and connection between these two milestones of Rock & Roll.

What is your opinion? Have you ever visited the Sun Studio? How is the representation shown? What might be better?