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Happy Birthday Roy Orbison!
April 23, 2012 0Everyone here at Sun Record Company would like to wish Roy Obrison a very happy birthday! Here’s a nice little treat, Bruce Springsteen (a big Orbison fan) singing happy birthday to him in 1988. Enjoy!
Johnny Cash Review on Pig River Records
April 5, 2012 1There’s a cool new website devoted to reviewing album releases 50 years ago to the date. There are already a lot of great album reviews up, but they have recently added one of the most prominent Sun Record Company releases: … Continue reading
Sun Records – 60th Anniversary
April 4, 2012 1Curb Records is releasing a compilation of Sun Records artists in celebration of the 60th Anniversary. It’s hard to believe 60 years ago Sam Phillips started this independent label & recording studio that blossomed into the collection of iconic artists … Continue reading
Jerry Lee Lewis Ties His Seventh Knot
April 2, 2012 5Six previous marriages apparently hasn’t discouraged The Killer, as he married his seventh wife Judith Brown. The 76-year-old tied the knot with his caregiver, who also happens to be Jerry Lee’s cousin’s ex-wife. “Brown is the ex-wife of Lewis’s second … Continue reading
Happy Birthday to the King; It’s Elvis...
January 28, 2012 1This month marks a monumental occasion in the history of Rock & Roll. The King, Elvis Presley, was born on January 8th, 1935. Not only do we remember his birth, celebrate his life along with all the achievements and great … Continue reading
Chris Isaak Releases Sun Tribute Album
November 9, 2011 1That ‘Sun Sound’ you know and love isn’t just a thing of the past. Rockabilly up-and-comer, Chris Isaak, has released an album filled with legendary songs of Sun Records artists, as well as a few of his own. “The ’50s … Continue reading
Shelby Singleton, A Legend
October 7, 2011 0On this day two years ago, Sun Records President, Shelby Singleton, died of cancer at the age of 77. He is best known for his purchase of Sun Records in 1969 and subsequent marketing of the label and its legacy. … Continue reading