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Phillips died of respiratory failure at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee on July 30, 2003, only one day before the original Sun Studio was designated a National Historic Landmark. He is interred in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis.
Rock and roll, country music, and rockabilly artists, including Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Charlie Feathers, Ray Harris, Warren Smith, Charlie Rich, and Jerry Lee Lewis, recorded there throughout the mid-to-late 1950s until the studio outgrew its Union Avenue location.
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In addition to being a museum, Sun Studio, which opened in 1950, is still an active recording studio. They’ve got a recording engineer on staff, and musicians the world over have come to cut records in that hallowed room.
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Hours: 10 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. daily (6:15 p.m. on Friday & Saturday). Costs: $15 per visitor. Children 5-11 years old: $10. Shuttle: A shuttle bus running between Sun Studio and The Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum is available for museum patrons.
How long should I plan to stay at Sun Studio? We suggest that you allow 1 – 1 1/2 hours here at Sun Studio. The tour is guided lasting a total of 40-50 minutes. Please arrive at least 15-20 minutes before the tour you wish to take.
OPEN EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK.
After producer Sam Phillips opened the business in 1950 as the Memphis Recording Service, Sun Studio hosted hundreds of legendary recording sessions including Jackie Brenston and Ike Turner’s “Rocket 88”, the song considered by many to the first rock ‘n roll single.
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U2 recorded “Angel of Harlem”, “Love Rescue Me” and “When Love Comes to Town” at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, where Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash and many others also recorded.