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Sun Studio

recording studio opened by rock-and-roll pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 3, 1950
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Sun Studio

Summary

Sun Studio is a recording studio[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of recording_studio entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sun Studio is located in Memphis[3].
  • Sun Studio is in the country of United States[4].
  • Sun Studio's image is recorded as Sun Studio, Memphis.jpg[5].
  • Sun Studio's image is recorded as Sun Studio.jpg[6].
  • Sun Studio's instance of is recorded as recording studio[7].
  • Sun Studio's founder is recorded as Sam Phillips[8].
  • Sun Studio's owned by is recorded as Sam Phillips[9].
  • Sun Studio's locator map image is recorded as USA Tennessee location map.svg[10].
  • Sun Studio's Commons category is recorded as Sun Studio[11].
  • Sun Studio's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.139247, 'lon': -90.037678}[12].
  • Sun Studio's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04h0rl[13].
  • Sun Studio's NRHP reference number is recorded as 03001031[14].
  • Sun Studio's official website is recorded as http://www.sunstudio.com[15].
  • Sun Studio's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sun Studio[16].
  • Sun Studio's Commons gallery is recorded as Sun Studio[17].
  • Sun Studio's MusicBrainz place ID is recorded as 87e298cb-d108-4edf-ba51-5b96bdab33de[18].
  • Sun Studio's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark[19].
  • Sun Studio's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[20].
  • Sun Studio's date of official opening is recorded as +1950-01-03T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Sun Studio's different from is recorded as Sun Studio[22].
  • Sun Studio's directions is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Union and Marshall, a block west of the Health Sciences Park'}[23].
  • Sun Studio's image of interior is recorded as Sunoffice2005.jpg[24].
  • Sun Studio's related category is recorded as Category:Albums recorded at Sun Studio[25].
  • Sun Studio's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as sun-studio[26].

Body

Geography

Sun Studio is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Memphis[3].

Designation and Status

Sun Studio's instance of is recorded as recording studio[7]. Heritage statuses include National Historic Landmark[19] and National Register of Historic Places listed place[20].

History and Context

Sun Studio's owned by is recorded as Sam Phillips[9].

Why It Matters

Sun Studio ranks in the top 7% of recording_studio entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

Related Entities

Sam Phillips United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Sun Studio. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sun-studio
MLA “Sun Studio.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/sun-studio.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sun-studio_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Sun Studio}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sun-studio}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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