Sun Studio

Sun Studio is a recording studio opened by rock-and-roll pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in , on January 3, 1950. It was originally called Memphis Recording Service, sharing the same building with the Sun Records label business.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: recording studio opened by rock-and-roll pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 3, 1950
  • Also known as: “Memphis Recording Service”
  • Address: 706 Union Avenue, Memphis
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Medical District Park and FedExForum.

Park
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is situated 920 feet east of Sun Studio.

Stadium
Photo: Marco Espino-Ovalle, Public domain.
is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in . It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association and the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Memphis, both of whom previously played home games at the . is situated 3,900 feet west of Sun Studio.

Museum
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The is a historic residence on 652 Adams Avenue in , , . It is located in the Victorian Village district of Memphis. It has been identified as one of numerous contributing properties in the historic district. is situated 2,200 feet north of Sun Studio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Medical District and Downtown Memphis.

Neighborhood
The is an area which was created to provide a central location for medical care, serving both Memphis and the Mid-South.

Suburb
is the central business district of , and is located along the between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south, and Interstate 240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis.

Photo: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0.
is the second largest city in the state of , after . The state rests in the southeastern portion of the . , with a population of more than 651,000, is also the county seat for Shelby County.

Sun Studio

Latitude
35.13924° or 35° 8′ 21″ north
Longitude
-90.03775° or 90° 2′ 16″ west
Levels
2
Open location code
867F4XQ6+MV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1120660997
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q2516615
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Swedish—“Sun Studio” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “সান স্টুডিও”
  • Catalan: “Sun Studio”
  • Dutch: “Sun Studio”
  • French: “Sun Studio”
  • German: “Sun Studio”
  • Italian: “Sun Studio”
  • Japanese: “サン・スタジオ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sun Studio”
  • Norwegian: “Sun Studio”
  • Spanish: “Estudio Sun”
  • Swedish: “Sun Studio”

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