Sun Records

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:record_label
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Primary_Wave
gptkbp:activeYears 1952–present
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Sun_Studio
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Primary_Wave
gptkbp:first_single_released gptkb:“Rocket_88”_by_Jackie_Brenston_and_his_Delta_Cats
gptkbp:founded 1952
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Sam_Phillips
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Country
blues
rock and roll
rockabilly
gptkbp:historicalSignificance launched careers of major artists
pioneered rock and roll
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sun Records
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:music
rock and roll culture
gptkbp:inspiredBy other independent labels
gptkbp:location gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee
gptkbp:logo rising sun design
gptkbp:Million_Dollar_Quartet_members gptkb:Elvis_Presley
gptkb:Carl_Perkins
gptkb:Jerry_Lee_Lewis
gptkb:Johnny_Cash
gptkbp:notableArtist gptkb:B.B._King
gptkb:Elvis_Presley
gptkb:Carl_Perkins
gptkb:Howlin'_Wolf
gptkb:Jerry_Lee_Lewis
gptkb:Roy_Orbison
gptkb:Rufus_Thomas
gptkb:Ike_Turner
gptkb:Johnny_Cash
gptkb:Charlie_Rich
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Million_Dollar_Quartet_session
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:Jack_Clement
gptkbp:notableProduction gptkb:Sam_Phillips
gptkbp:notableRelease gptkb:“Blue_Suede_Shoes”_by_Carl_Perkins
gptkb:“I_Walk_the_Line”_by_Johnny_Cash
gptkb:“That’s_All_Right”_by_Elvis_Presley
“Great Balls of Fire” by Jerry Lee Lewis
gptkbp:original_address gptkb:706_Union_Avenue,_Memphis
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Primary_Wave
gptkbp:recordedAt gptkb:Sun_Studio
gptkbp:sells gptkb:Shelby_Singleton
gptkbp:subject gptkb:television_series
books
documentaries
gptkbp:type gptkb:record_label
gptkbp:website https://www.sunrecords.com/
gptkbp:year_sold_to_Shelby_Singleton 1969
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elvis_Presley
gptkb:Home_of_the_Blues
gptkb:Sun_Studio
gptkb:Carl_Perkins
gptkb:Geddy_Lee
gptkb:Howlin'_Wolf
gptkb:Jerry_Lee_Lewis
gptkb:Roy_Orbison
gptkb:Rufus_Thomas
gptkb:Sam_Phillips
gptkb:Johnny_Cash
gptkb:Elvis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5