Sun Records

American independent record label in Memphis, Tennessee
Organization record_label Q898618
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Sun Records

Summary

Sun Records is a record label[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (879 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sun Records is in the country of United States[3].
  • Sun Records's instance of is recorded as record label[4].
  • Sun Records's founder is recorded as Sam Phillips[5].
  • Sun Records is owned by Sun Entertainment Corp.[6].
  • Sun Records's genre is blues[7].
  • Sun Records's genre is country music[8].
  • Sun Records's genre is rock and roll[9].
  • Sun Records's genre is rockabilly[10].
  • Sun Records's headquarters location is recorded as Memphis[11].
  • Sun Records's discography is recorded as Sun Records catalog[12].
  • Sun Records's Commons category is recorded as Sun Records[13].
  • Sun Records's industry is recorded as music industry[14].
  • 1952 marks the founding of Sun Records[15].
  • Sun Records's official website is recorded as http://www.sunrecords.com[16].
  • Sun Records's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sun Records[17].
  • Sun Records's described by source is recorded as bsnpubs.com[18].
  • Sun Records's has characteristic is recorded as independent record label[19].
  • Sun Records's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sun Records'}[20].
  • Sun Records's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sun'}[21].
  • Sun Records's different from is recorded as Sun Records[22].
  • Sun Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+23783'}[23].
  • Sun Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+24930'}[24].
  • Sun Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+29995'}[25].

Body

Founding

Sun Records's founder is recorded as Sam Phillips[5]. 1952 marks the founding of it[15].

Identity

Sun Records's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sun'}[21].

Operations

Sun Records's headquarters location is recorded as Memphis[11].

Industry

Sun Records's industry is recorded as music industry[14].

Ownership

Sun Records is owned by Sun Entertainment Corp.[6].

Why It Matters

Sun Records ranks in the top 3% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (879 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . discogs.com. discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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