Sun Studio

Save

Let us know if these details are incorrect

Lonely Planet review

Any serious Elvis or American-music fan will want to visit historic landmark Sun Studio. Starting in the early 1950s, Sun's Sam Phillips recorded blues artists like Howlin' Wolf, BB King and Ike Turner, followed by the rockabilly dynasty of Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison and, of course, the King of rock and roll, Elvis Presley (who started here in 1953).

Sun Records moved on in 1959, but the studio reopened in 1987, and Ringo Starr, U2 and Paul Simon, among many others, have come here to record. Today, packed 40-minute guided tours through the tiny studio offer a chance to hear original tapes of historic recording sessions.