Sun Studio in Memphis, 'the birthplace of rock'n'roll' Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennesse, is a recording studio where rock and roll, country music and rockabilly artists made some of their hits. Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Charlie Feathers, Ray Harris, Warren Smith, Charlie Rich, and Jerry Lee Lewis are just some of the names who recorded here throughout the mid-to-late 50s, since its opening by rock pioneer Sam Phillips on January 3, 1950. IMAGES