Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Escott, Colin
2. Lewis, Jerry Lee

Description

1. 255 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits; 31 cm

Summary

1. A fascinating look at the history of Sun Records, the label that started Rock n' Roll, told through 70 of its iconic recordings. In Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1950s, there was hard-edged blues playing on Beale Street, and hillbilly boogie on the outskirts of town. But at Sam Phillips' Sun Records studio on Union Avenue, there was something different going on - a whole lotta shakin', rockin', and rollin'. This is where rock 'n' roll was born. Sun Records: the company that launched Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins. The label that brought the world, "Blue Suede Shoes," "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," "Breathless," "I Walk the Line," "Mystery Train," "Good Rockin' Tonight." The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll: 70 Years of Sun Records is the official history of this legendary label, and looks at its story in a unique way: through the lens of 70 of its most iconic recordings. From the early days with primal blues artists like Howlin' Wolf and B.B. King to long nights in the studio with Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis, you will see how the label was shaped and how it redefined American music. Accompanying the recordings is the label's origin story and a look at the mission of the label today, as well as "Sun Spot" sidebars--a fascinating dive into subjects such as how the iconic logo was created, the legendary Million Dollar Quartet sessions, and how the song "Harper Valley, PTA" funded the purchase of the label. Written by two of the most acclaimed music writers of our time, Peter Guralnick and Colin Escott, and featuring hundreds of rare images from the Sun archives as well as a foreword by music legend Jerry Lee Lewis, this is a one-of-a-kind book for anyone who wants to know where it all started.

Alternative title

1. Illustrated story of Sun records and the seventy recordings that changed the world
2. Birth of rock and roll

Subject

1. Sound recording industry
2. Country music
3. Rock music
4. Illustrated works
5. History
6. Criticism, interpretation, etc
7. To 1970
8. United States
9. Sun Records
10. Sound recording industry > United States > History
11. Country music > 1951-1960 > History and criticism
12. Rhythm and blues music > History and criticism
13. Rockabilly music > History and criticism
14. Rock music > 1961-1970 > History and criticism
15. Rock music > To 1961 > History and criticism
16. Sun Records History

Genre/Form

1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
2. History.
3. Illustrated works.

Contents

1. Foreword -- The History of Sun Records, Part I: 1952-1969 -- Prologue, Part I: Sam Phillips and the Memphis Recording Service -- 1952: The Sun Rises -- Sun Spot: Creating the Sun Label -- 1954: The Arrival of Elvis -- Sun Spot: "Cowboy" Jack Clement -- 1956: Johnny, Carl, and Jerry Lee -- Sun Spot: The Million Dollar Quartet Session -- 1958: Pop to Parakeets -- Sun Spot: The Other Labels -- Sun Spot: The Ones Who Got Away -- 1960: The New Studio -- Sun Spot: Inside the Sun Studios -- 1968: "Wooly Bully" and the Last Single -- The 70 Recordings -- A Note on the Selection of the 70 -- Prelude to a Revolution -- Sun Arrives -- The History of Sun Records, Part Il: 1969-2022 -- Prologue, Part II: The Arrival of Shelby Singleton -- Sun Spot: Harper Valley P.T.A. -- 1969: Selling Sun -- Sun Spot: The Sun Compilations -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- The Complete Sun Discography.

Call number

1. *LE+ 23-3850

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes discography (pages 234-247) index.

Author

1. Guralnick, Peter, author.

Title

1. The birth of rock 'n' roll : the illustrated story of Sun records and the 70 recordings that changed the world / Peter Guralnick and Colin Escott ; foreword by Jerry Lee Lewis.

Publisher

1. San Rafael, CA : Weldon Owen, 2022.

Copyright date

1. ©2022

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes discography (pages 234-247) index.

Chronological term

1. To 1970

Added author

1. Escott, Colin, author.
2. Lewis, Jerry Lee, writer of foreword.

ISBN

1. 1681888963
2. 9781681888965

Research call number

1. *LE+ 23-3850