Sun Records
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Sun Records
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Sun Records
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Sun Record Company
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Sun Records is an American independent record label founded by producer Sam Phillips in Memphis, Tennessee on February 1, 1952. Sun was the first label to record Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash. Prior to that, Sun had concentrated mainly on African-American musicians because Phillips loved rhythm and blues and wanted to bring it to a white audience.
On January 28, 2021, Sun Records was acquired by Primary Wave for $30 million.
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Sound recording industry
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Recording
Sound recordings
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Memphis
TN, US
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706 Union Avenue
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Memphis
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Tennessee
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