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Sun Studio

TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 114 attractions in Memphis
Traveller Description: Visit to Sun Studio, Memphis Its legendary status makes this an essential destination. This is where Elvis Presley recorded his first song, and was... more »
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Attraction type: Historic site, Tour, Landmark/point of interest, Other
Address: 706 Union Ave Memphis, TN 38103
Tel: 901-521-0664
Fax: 901-525-8055

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5 of 5 stars
Atlanta GA
4 Nov 2008

Great tour guide: informative, interesting. The history of how Elvis was discovered, pre-Elvis stars in the making and otherwise un-recorded blues musicians. Sam Philips was a jam-up guy with heart, soul and vision. Without Sam I shudder to think how the American music landscape would now look. He saw and fostered what others found vulgar. Thanks Sam! more

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5 of 5 stars
Lahaina, Hawaii
2 Nov 2008

I got off the plane, rented a car and went straight to Union blvd and sun studios...... Few realize that the actual sun studio is the little white building with three rooms: the front office, the recording room and the control room, that's it! and in that so many square feet came white rock and roll!... what a place the... more

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4 of 5 stars
Plainfield, IL
31 Oct 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Was great to see the studio where rock and roll started. The tour guide was great and really made this a fun experience. We went early on a Sunday morning and seemed pretty busy for that time of day. But definitely worth it, would go again. more

19 Oct 2008

we caught the shuttle provided down town to sun studios, whilst on the way there the tour guide told us many things about memphis we didnt know! we arrived at sun studios and it still hasnt changed much from when elvis used it! a quaint little building on the corner of the street inside it was smalland filled with all... more

8 Oct 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

We went to Sun Studio on a recent trip to Memphis and apart from Graceland this was the highlight of my trip, my son said he enjoyed it even more than Graceland. We were staying at the Heartbreak Hotel and Sun Studio have a shuttle bus which picks you up from there free if you do the tour.The tour costs... more

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5 of 5 stars
Oxford England
10 Sep 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

I have been fortunate to visit Memphis on no less than five occasions, with many more hopefully to follow. Just as a visit to Memphis wouldn't be complete without a visit to Gracelands, neither would a visit to the famous Sun Studios. It never fails to give a great insight into what it must have been like in July 1954.... more

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5 of 5 stars
Houston TX
4 Sep 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

We went to the Sun Studios as a part of our 'education' about the music in Memphis. You cannot skip Graceland but you also must visit one of the true birthplaces of 50's Rock & Roll. To be able to stand in the studio where Elvis first recorded and to hold the mike he used was awesome. The staff there... more

13 Aug 2008

Quite busy and you sometimes have to struggle to see but what a tour. this was it all started - Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis etc. etc. The tour itself is brilliant and if there is a critisism it would be that I would have liked more. however there is a feeling that a lot of the people present... more

7 Aug 2008

16 of us went to memphis in 2004. mum a big elvis fan, waited 45 years to go she was just so sad the king wasnt around in person to see. mum got all 78"S and doubles of ep"s lp"s just everything elvis did and all the other greats ,such as fats domino! jerry lee lewis platters ink spots and... more

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5 of 5 stars
Philadelphia, PA
7 Aug 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

I don't know alot about Elvis, Carl Perkins or some of the others who first recorded here at Sun, but that did not stop me from thoroughly enjoying an excellent tour at this landmark recording studio August 2008. It was a Saturday morning and the tour was sold out but our tour guide was fantastic and managed the group well.... more

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Sun Studio Address

706 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38103
Tel: 901-521-0664 Fax: 901-525-8055