This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Today, we continue our archive series - R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll. We start today's show with Sam Phillips, the founder of Sun Records. That's the ...

By chance, four of the brightest stars of the still-new rock ’n’ roll sound came together Dec. 4, 1956, at Sun Records in ...

Perkins, who died in 1998, wrote "Blue Suede Shoes," the hit song sung by Elvis Presley, which became the first Sun label record to sell over a million copies. He spoke to Fresh Air in 1996. This is ...

McIntosh MTI100 Sun Records Limited Edition: integrated turntable with tube preamp, Bluetooth, and rare Johnny Cash vinyl for true audiophiles. Sun Records didn’t just record rock & roll—it set it on ...

While 2025 has offered up plenty of new releases from Memphis and Mid-South artists, it also provided a remarkable trove of reissues for fans of the city’s rich musical history. From Sun Records ...

Elvis Presley’s iconic ditty “Blue Suede Shoes” has become a definitive version of the rock and roll standard. But in 1955, one year prior to the song burning up the charts, it was Carl Perkins’ ...