Sun Studio

Cut and pasted from their website:"Sun Studio is known worldwide as "The Birthplace of Rock'n'roll." It is the discovery location of musical legends and genres of the 50's from B.B. King and Elvis Presley to Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis; from Blues and Gospel to Country and Rock'n'roll."Quality/Quantity - What a fun piece of history. We spent over an hour just hanging out and reading all that history.And yes, I am an Elvis fan.And yes, I was an Elvis impersonator once in HI.What great memories.Got here right after a bus load of tourists, see picture.So tours were booked up for the next few hours, too bad we could not wait.Atmosphere - Tiny studio, not like what they have these days.And yes, they are still an active recording studio. After all the tours were done for the day.Open 7 days a week from 10am to 5:15pm.Street parking, not a problem as most people take rideshare or come by bus.So many souvenirs to buy, plus there is another gift shop next door with more souvenirs. See other review. Service - 5 stars, very welcoming.Price - $20 for adults, $18 for students, and $15 for kids.Owner Comment - Congrats on your continued success.

I've been by the outside of the museum in years past - but I'm sure glad I took the time to do the actual tour. This place is really neat and so worth the ~$20 tour price. The museum has all sorts of original artifacts. They do a great job of highlight Sam Phillips and all the past artist to get their start at Sun Studios. Once you get to the original studio area itself, this space s virtually all original and as it was back in the day. Literally, the same floor tile. The original acoustical tile entombs the place. And to think, artist still come in at night etc, to record music in the studio. And hats off to our tour guide lady. An artist herself, her passion really came thru as she talked on our tour.

Come and enjoy music history. I always recommend people who visit Memphis to stop in and learn more about the beginnings of music greats. Even if you live in Memphis, it's important to come here at least once a year and support a local spot.

The tour of Sun Studios was great, as the tour guide told many stories that came from that place - as if he was there! (He wasn't, haha) There's a lot of pros and cons about this historical landmark...like they only do tours at the top of every hour. I do have to side with one of the previous recent reviewers that they crammed too many people in one room, which was the case with me. But they do give you plenty of time to look around each room. And they give you the opportunity to pose with THE microphone. They have all the original Sun record pressings on display, which are worth 1000s of dollars. You are allowed to take as many photos as you like, as long as it isn't flash. I thought $20 was a bit much for the tour but inflation is just that. As for the parking, it is very tricky as you have to horseshoe around some buildings to get behind Sun Studios - and once you're there you'll find out it is limited and narrow. Which wasn't really an issue with me but probably will be for some people. They do have plenty of souvenirs, including lots of vinyl as well as whatever it is you collect - be it shot glasses, stickers, shirts and magnets.

Stopped in after spending the day at Graceland. Parking was a bit confusing but once we figured that out we were good to go. As soon as we walked in we were greeted and everyone was so friendly. We waited about 45 minutes until the next tour started so we got some coffee and bought a few souvenirs. Our guide was really knowledgeable and had some really good conversations prior to the tour starting. It was so neat to see and hear how it all started and then be able to stand where legends once stood. Great experience that I highly recommend.

It has been said that "If music was a religion, then Memphis would be Jerusalem and Sun Studio its most holy shrine."In 1954, an unknown Elvis Presley, grabbed a mic and sang his heart out making Sun the most famous recording studio in the world. I was able to take a guided tour through the birthplace of rock 'n' roll where you are able to experience outtakes from recording sessions, touch Elvis' first microphone and hear the real story of the studio that launched the careers of not only Elvis Presley, but Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, B.B. King, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, and many others that signed with the Sun label.Excellent and VERY informative tour of historic Sun recording studio, full of anecdotes about Elvis Presley, B.B.King, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, and a bunch of well-known performers from the Sam Phillips' days in the '50s and '60s. I would highly recommend this tour for anyone who likes music of the early days of rock and roll and the history of that era and its musicians !!!Sam Phillips opened Sun Studio in 1950 with the goal of capturing the pure, raw energy of Beale Street. It produced the first rock 'n' roll single: Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats' version of "Rocket 88" in 1951 and continues as an active recording business for many notable artists including U2, Def Leppard, Tom Petty, John Mellencamp, Paul Simon, Margo Price and many more.

After coming here right after touring the Stax museum this experience was a bit disappointing. They only hold tours every hour but the bigger issue is that they cram way too many people into each tour. The studio spaces are way too small to have 30 plus people on a tour. It made it hard to see the displays on the second floor.$20 for a 35 minute tour was not worth it though the tour guide himself was very good and did a nice job. The history and the content is all very interesting it was just uncomfortably crowded. They should consider doing tours of half this size every half hour. We toured Motown in Detroit which is also a small space and they did an excellent job managing the experience.Also the parking is pretty limited.

This tour was good. The tour guide was very informational (talked really fast) and I loved learning things that I did not know such as who Elvis' inspiration was in music. And also the lady that worked at the studio Marion and how basically she was the one who originally greeted Elvis at the studio and pushed the studio owner to take on Elvis. Being in that same studio is pretty cool as well.

Super cool home of Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ike Turner, Howling Wolf and Carl Perkins. A lot of great t-shirts @ $22 each. Buy 3 get a fourth free.

What an incredible museum and tour! Sun Studio is the home of so many legends, it's worth visiting just to be able to step in the building. The tour is great, though- the tour guide brings the history of the studio to life. He also adds in audio clips of different songs, which really help you understand the impact of different musicians. It's not a huge building, but the tour takes about 45 minutes with the great information from the tour guide. The highlight is the end of the tour, where you get to hold the microphone that so many incredible artists recorded songs with. Don't miss this music tour when in Memphis!