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Sam Phillip's Sun Studio

 
 
Sam Phillip's Sun Studio Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023
1. Sam Phillip's Sun Studio Marker
Inscription. Rock 'n' roll recording started at Sam Phillips's Sun Studio at Memphis in 1954.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicEntertainmentIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1954.
 
Location. 36° 10.324′ N, 86° 47.332′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. It is on 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1946 7th Ave N, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rosa Parks (here, next to this marker); Charles L. Bartlett (here, next to this marker); United Methodist Publishing House (here, next to this marker); Three Grand Divisions, Wilma Rudolph and Elvis Presley and city dwellers. (here, next to this marker); Mary Church Terrell (here, next to this marker); Kemmons Wilson (here, next to this marker); Elvis Presley (here, next to this marker); National Guard in Clinton 1956 and Bobby Cain in 1957 (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
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Sam Phillip's Sun Studio Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023
2. Sam Phillip's Sun Studio Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 197 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 20, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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