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Tennessee Studio to become U.S. landmark
Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Sun Studio, where recording pioneer Sam Phillips discovered Elvis Presley and other rock 'n' roll legends, will receive historic landmark designation from Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton.
The signing ceremony, scheduled to take place Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol, will make Sun the first recording studio in America to become a historic landmark.
The landmark designation is "more for Phillips than some of the stars who recorded there," Park Service historian Patty Henry told The Commercial Appeal. "Even if Elvis had never recorded there, (Phillips) was very influential in pioneering the rock and roll sound."
The designation will make Sun eligible for some federal grants and tax incentives.
Located at 706 Union, Sun Studio is where some of the most important rock 'n' roll, rockabilly, blues and R&B artists of the 1950s recorded. It was where Presley recorded "That's All Right" and Carl Perkins recorded "Blue Suede Shoes." B.B. King, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis also sang there.
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Gale Norton.
The signing ceremony, scheduled to take place Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol, will make Sun the first recording studio in America to become a historic landmark.
May there be many more! Is that Kool or what! Put that in your pipe and smoke it....lol. |
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| parmeda |
This is good news Mb...and it's about time, don't ya think? |
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This is good news Mb...and it's about time, don't ya think?
Pam didn't you go the Chess Studios recently?
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No Tele...but I was going to.
Our beloved board member Martha was planning a trip to our beautiful city this past June and she and I, along with our families, were going to relish-in-the-shadows on 2120 S. Michigan Avenue, lol. Her plans fell through 
We've put in on the back burner for now, and when she makes it up here, I'll make sure she sees it. I've been there twice and don't mind going there ten more times if I have to.
Have you been there yet?
Shall we have a 'field-trip'?
I am so glad that the city has designated it as an official landmark...that place will stay standing forever.
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