Central address: 706 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38103, USA
Elevation: 84.610
Time Zone: America/Chicago
Latitude: 35° 8' 21.3576'' N
Longitude: 90° 2' 15.7632'' W
The latitude of Sun Studio is 35.139266, and the longitude is -90.037712. Sun Studio is located in Memphis, United States with the gps coordinates of 35° 8' 21.3576'' N and 90° 2' 15.7632'' W. The category of Sun Studio is Historic Sites.
Sun Studio is a recording studio opened by rock-and-roll pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 3, 1950. It was originally called Memphis Recording Service, sharing the same building with the Sun Records label business. Reputedly the first rock and roll single, Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats' "Rocket 88" was recorded there in 1951 with song composer Ike Turner on keyboards, leading the studio to claim status as the birthplace of rock & roll. Blues and R&B artists like Howlin' Wolf, Junior Parker, Little Milton, B.B. King, James Cotton, Rufus Thomas, and Rosco Gordon recorded there in the early 1950s.
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| Latitude | 35.139266 | Longitude | -90.037712 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 84.610 | DMS Lat | 35° 8' 21.3576'' N |
| DMS Lng | 90° 2' 15.7632'' W | GeoHASH | 9ypzzhut11zyk |
| UTM Zone | 15S | UTM Easting | 769895.962807225 |
| UTM Northing | 3892505.61401687 | Time Zone | America/Chicago |
| Country | United States | State | Tennessee (TN) |