An 18-year-old Elvis Presley first showed up at Sun Studio on July 18, 1953, to record two demos; legend has it that he wanted to give his mother a record of him singing as a birthday present.

Sam Phillips opened the Memphis Recording Service. His early clients in 1950 included blues legends Howlin’ Wolf and B. B. King. They were among the first to record at what later became Sun Studio, ...

About a 15-minute drive from Graceland, Sun Studio is widely hailed as ‘The Birthplace of Rock’n’Roll’ and the place where, in 1953, Elvis recorded his first record, paying $3.98 for the ...