The Birth of Rock'N'Roll - The Illustrated Story of Sun Records

THE ILLUSTRATED STORY OF SUN RECORDS AND THE 70 RECORDINGS THAT CHANGED THE WORLDSun Records: the company that launched Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins. This is where Rock 'n Roll was born.Written by two of the most acclaimed music writers of our time, The Birth of Rock n' Roll: 70 Years of Sun Records looks at this history of this legendary label through the lens of 70 of its most iconic recordings. Accompanying the recordings is the label's origin story and a look at the mission of the label today, as well as fascinating dives into subjects such as the legendary Million Dollar Quartet, and how the song "Harper Valley, PTA" funded the purchase of the label.Featuring hundreds of rare images from the Sun archives as well as a foreword by music legend Jerry Lee Lewis, this is a one-of-a-kind book for anyone who wants to know where it all started.

Product details

• Authors: Colin Escott, Peter Guralnick, Peter Escott Guralnick
• Publisher: Omnibus Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9781913172947
• ISBN: 978-1-913172-94-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 250 mm x 312 mm x 28 mm
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries