Sun Studio
Elvis, along with dozens of other musical stars, walked through this very door into the snack shop beside Sun Studio. Now, this is the spot to start the studio and museum tour.
Here in the studio, which is the size of a living room, I'm standing on the very spot and holding the very mic head that Elvis used when recording That's All Right, Mama. It is an ordinary music room filled with extraordinary sound waves from the past. I could just imagine each little acoustical tile hole filled with the sounds of Elvis, Jerry Lee, (Great Balls of Fire) and Johnny Cash (Ring of Fire and I Walk the Line)!
I'm sitting in the booth where Elvis signed his first contract with Sun Studio. We picked up the CD of the Million Dollar Session and another with lots of early Sun hit records including the old Raunchy by Bill Justis. What and evening we had listening to these!
I finished the book on Elvis which ended when he was drafted. Such fun to be here in Memphis and be reading about Elvis' time here. I think I'm just about over this immersion...and ready to move on to the next adventure.