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CTL-PL-0152 · Place

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Combined Graph record U-02614 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-PL-0152. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Sam Phillips' studio, 706 Union Ave; early rock and blues recordings

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Sam Phillips' studio, 706 Union Ave; early rock and blues recordings

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The National Park Service National Historic Landmark nomination for 'Sun Record Company / Memphis Recording Service' (other name: Sun Studio) (tier 1) gives the location as 706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, and states the building's interior was renovated in 1949 and it 'reopened as a studio for music recording in January 1950' under owner Sam Phillips; the statement of significance lists artists Phillips discovered and recorded there, including B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, Ike Turner, Rufus Thomas, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Charlie Rich and Roy Orbison, and dates the period of significance 1949-1960. Establishes existence, recording-studio type, address/city, the 1950 studio opening, and the stored Sam Phillips / early rock and blues note (fetched in full 2026-10-17)

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