The story
The 'Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll' where Elvis, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis recorded, and where a legendary impromptu jam session created the Million Dollar Quartet.
Everything that was here
- 1950–present · still open
Sun StudioRecording Studio
The 'Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll' where Elvis, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis recorded, and where a legendary impromptu jam session created the Million Dollar Quartet.
See the map in 1951 → - 1950–present · still open
Sun Studio (Memphis Recording Service)Recording Studio
The birthplace of rock 'n' roll where Elvis, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis launched their careers.
See the map in 1951 → - 1926–present · still open
The Peabody HotelHotel
Elvis signed his RCA contract at this grand hotel, where ducks have marched daily to the lobby fountain since a drunken hunting prank in 1933.
See the map in 1927 → - 1869–present · still open
The Peabody MemphisHotel
The 'South's Grand Hotel' where ducks march through the lobby twice daily on a red carpet.
See the map in 1870 →
Nearby history
Russwood Park
Crown Electric Company
Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum
Pee Wee's Saloon
Palace Theater
Clayborn Temple
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