Over 70 years ago, a visionary producer by the name of Sam Phillips started a record label that would change the world. Sun Records would become the home of many of rock'n'roll's most important players, from Elvis Presley to Jerry Lee Lewis to Carl Perkins, bringing a gritty authenticity to a genre of music that was reverberating through the bedrooms of every teen in America.
In this special tribute to the most iconic record label of all time, we pay tribute to its founder and to its major artists. We remember the women of Sun, as well as its less-celebrated singers, from Billy Lee Riley to Charlie Feathers to Hayden Thompson. We also chat to former Sun promoter Barbara Barnes Sims and, in an interview from the Vintage Rock archives, the late Jimmy Van Eaton. And not only that, we also count down the greatest ever Sun singles. What will be our No.1?
Without Sam Phillips and Sun Records, it's not an exaggeration to say that the history of music would look very different. So join us as we honour America's favourite rock'n'roll label and the icons it helped launch.
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