The one place I have had on my bucket list has been the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. Well, last month I was finally able to mark that off my bucket list. My husband and I made it out to Memphis during Spring Break. First on the "to-do list" was Sun Studios. My musical heroes all recorded there, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf , B.B. King and so many more. If these walls could talk! Boy!
I instantly felt a strong presence in the recording area of the studio...you instantly knew the importance of where you were standing, all the way down to the tape markers that Elvis used to mark where he would need to stand during recording. I mean this is the real birth place of Rock-and-Roll...the first known recording of a Rock and Roll song happened there with Jackie Brenston's and Ike Turner's "Rocket 88."
You first enter through the old restaurant that was next door to the studios, which is now incorporated with the studio museum. For only $14, you can have a guided tour through the studio, which is a steal of a price to stand where all the greats recorded. We received a special added treat when my hubby, Al, got to pretend to be Elvis during a little mock-jam our tour guide provided...my husband was ecstatic to say the least. Our tour guide was upbeat, enthusiastic and just gave us all a memorable experience.
You get to have a front row seat to all the rock-n-roll memorabilia pertaining to the greats that walked through those doors. We got to see everything from Elvis' high school year book to Marion's desk where she worked on the greatest record deal contracts in rock-n-roll history.
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