Sam Phillips opened the Memphis Recording Service. His early clients in 1950 included blues legends Howlin’ Wolf and B. B. King. They were among the first to record at what later became Sun Studio, ...
An 18-year-old Elvis Presley first showed up at Sun Studio on July 18, 1953, to record two demos; legend has it that he wanted to give his mother a record of him singing as a birthday present.
Johnny Cash once did a crazed impersonation of fellow Sun Records alum, Elvis Presley, during a 1959 television performance.
Elvis Presley recorded two singles at Memphis’ Sun Records where he networked with label boss Sam Phillips. The young man headed off to work as a truck driver since music wasn’t yet paying his ...
It’s a Tuesday night at the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport, and Elvis is in the building.
It was the moment Gladys and Vernon Presley had been waiting for. She was set to give birth to the couple’s first child in ...
Music is the most cannibalistic creative endeavor, with musicians not only drawing inspiration from predecessors and ...
All the red carpets have rolled out to celebrate Elvis Presley's milestone birthday, and at The Engeman in Northport, a spirited Heartbreak Hotel tops them all.
As is custom, Graceland and Elvis Presley Enterprises — as well as other local venues ... a special evening of songs and stories from Jerry Phillips — the son of Sun Records founder Sam Phillips — and ...