JuliaPavon

AprilMay2016
ASelectedAnnotatedBibliographyontheSignificanceofSunRecordsonAmericanCultural
Identity
PrimarySources
AboutSunRecords.
SunRecordCompany:WhereRockN'RollWasBorn
.SunEntertainment
Corporation,n.d.Web.19Apr.2016.
TheofficialwebsiteforSunRecordshasausefulpagethatgivesaverybasicoverview
ofhowSunRecordswasfounded,whothefounderwas,andsomeimplicationsofthe
musicitproduced.Itwasbynomeansindepthbutwasaveryusefulplacetostart
learningaboutthecompany.
Artists.
SunRecordCompany:WhereRockN'RollWasBorn
.SunEntertainmentCorporation,
n.d.Web.19Apr.2016.
TheSunRecordsofficialwebsitelistingmanyoftheirprimarystarsandtheir
accomplishmentsgaveafullerunderstandingofalloftheindividualsandgroups
involvedinthecreationofanewformofmusic.
Dougan,John.TheMistakesofYesterday,theHopesofTomorrow:Prison,PopMusic,andthe
Prisonaires.
AmericanMusic
17.4(1999):447.
GeneralOneFile
.Web.15April2016.
InaninterviewbetweenDouganandthefewremainingmembersofthePrisonaires,the
readergainsvaluableinsightintothelifeandtimesofablackmusicianbreakingintothe
musicindustry,aswellasablackmaninprison.Italsogivessignificantinsightintohow
SunRecordswasrunandhowtheperformanceofthePrisonairesaffectedthenation.

Guralnick,Peter.
SAMPHILLIPSTheManWhoInventedRock&Roll
.Dir.MorganNeville.
A&EBiography.18June2000.
YouTube
.Web.16Apr.2016.
Inthis90minutedocumentary,filmmakersfollowSamPhillips,thefounderofSun
Records,aroundMemphisandlistentohimtellthestoryofhowhegottowherehewas.
ThedocumentaryalsointerviewsseveralmusicianswhorecordedandpublishedbySun
Records.ItwasatremendousresourceinlearningtheindepthhistoryofSunRecords
fromtheperspectiveofthefounderanditsartists.
Salaam,Kalamuya.Itdidn'tjesgrew:thesocialandaestheticsignificanceofAfricanAmerican
music.
AfricanAmericanReview
29.2(1995):351+.
GeneralOneFile
.Web.15May
2016.
Thisarticleprovidedvaluableinsightintotheappropriationofblackculture,particularly
music.Thearticlediscusseshowmuchofblackhistorycanbetoldthroughmusicandthe
typeofmusicbeingwritten.Thiswasextremelyvaluableinunderstandingthetransition
fromblackartistsplayingblackmusictowhiteartistsplayingblackmusicandthe
culturaleffectsandimplicationsofthatprocess.

SecondarySources
DeCurtis,Anthony."Incoming:TributeSamPhillips19232003:TheSunRecordsFounder
GavetheWorldElvis,JohnnyCash,andRock&Rollitself."
RollingStone
Sep042003:
756.Print.
Anobituaryfrom2003outliningthecausesofdeathforSamPhillips,whilealsogiving
insightintohischaracterandhislifebefore,during,andafterSunRecords.Thearticle.
focusesprimarilyonPhillipspositiveattributes,butdoesprovidegoodhistory
information.
Escott,Colin.,andHawkins,Martin.
GoodRockin'Tonight:SunRecordsandtheBirthofRock
'n'Roll
.1sted.NewYork:St.Martin's,1991.Print.
Thisnovelwasanexcellentsourceontheculturethatleadtothemusicianswhocreated
rocknroll.ItdetailshowcertainsongsandstylescametobeandtheinfluenceofSun
Records,whichprovidedaplaceforartiststoworktogetherinacomfortable
environmentthatproducedexcellentandoriginalmusic.
Halbfinger,DavidM."MemphisShakenasRock'n'RollHeartIsStilled.(NationalDesk)(death
ofSamPhillips,FounderofSunRecords)."
TheNewYorkTimes
01Aug.2000.Print.
ThisarticleisaboutthedeathofSamPhillips.Init,itdescribesalotoftheimplications
ofSunRecordsandthecultureofthemusicitcreated.Theauthorgaveavaluableview
onhowmanypeoplethoughtofSunRecordsandSamPhillips.
Istomina,Julia.Investinginalegacy.
BusinessPerspectives
Nov.1998:18+.
Business
Collection
.Print.

Inthisessay,Istominaprovidedgreatinsightontheimpactandlegacyofthemusicfrom
SunRecords.Itprovidesarecordofthemusicofthesouth,specificallyofMemphis,
Tennessee.Itanalyzeshowthedifferentmusicalculturesfromaroundtheregioncame
togethertoformwhatisnowknownasrocknrollandhowthatmusicbecame
popularizedinAmericanculture.
Leopold,Todd."SamPhillips,ElvisandtheInventionofRock'n'Roll."
CNNWire
18Nov.
2015:CNNWire,Nov18,2015.Print.
Inthisarticle,LeopolddiscussesthecharacterofSamPhillipsandthefeelingthe
MemphisRecordingServicegavetotheartistsrecordingthere.Itdescribesthemusical
andculturalinfluencesthatcametogethertomakethemusicattherecordingstudioand
howthatparticularlyimpactedblackmenwhowantedtorecordtheirmusic.
Lewis,Peter."'SamPhillips'ChroniclestheLifeoftheManWhoIncubatedRock'nRoll."
The
ChristianScienceMonitor
27Nov.2015:TheChristianScienceMonitor,Nov27,2015.
Print.
AnallinclusivehistoryaboutSamPhillips.Thissourceoutlinedhisentirelife,fine
detailsabouthisradiocareer,hisworkatPeabodyHotel,andtheworkheputinto
foundingtheMemphisRecordingService.Italsohadinterviewsfrompeoplesuchas
Phillipswife.ItwasanexcellentsourceonSamPhillipsandhiswork.Lewisstayed
objectivethroughmuchofthenovel,makingitafairlyunbiasedsource.
Menand,Louis."TheElvicOracle."
TheNewYorker
.CondeNast,08Nov.2015.Web.25Apr.
2016.

Onthiswebsite,MenandexpandsontheculturebehindSunRecordsandhowthat
influencedthemusicandcultureoftherestoftheUnitedStates.Thearticlebrings
togetherfactsofhistory,sound,andmeaningtofullyrepresenttheimpactofSunRecords
andthemusicitproducedontherestoftheworld.
"SamPhillips'SunRecords."
TheHistoryofRock
.N.p.,n.d.Web.18Apr.2016.
Onthiswebsite,thereisasignificantamountofhistoryregardingSamPhillipscombined
withwhatwasgoingonintheUnitesStatesatthetime.Thewebsitecontinuestodraw
connectionsbetweenhistory,Phillipslife,andwhatishappeninginthecountrytotryto
explainwhysomethingsmayhavehappenedwhentheydid.Ithelpedtoexplaintheera
Phillipsandthemusicianslivedinandhowitaffectedthemusiccreated.
"SunStudioEntertainmentCorp."
RockabillyHallofFame
.RockabillyHallofFame,n.d.Web.
16Apr.2016.
TheRockabillyHallofFamerecordsandacknowledgesgreatartistswhohave
contributedtothegenreofrockabilly.Inthiscase,theHallofFameisspecifically
recognizingtheSunStudioEntertainmentCorporationforitslandmarksuccessin
finding,recording,andpublicizingrockabillyartistsandallowingthatstyleofmusicto
continueontothisday.Ithasgivenvitalinformationaboutwhyrockabillyisimportant
andhowithasaffectedAmericanculture.
"TheStoryofSunRecords."
About.comEntertainment
.About.com,n.d.Web.18Apr.2016.
AreallygoodstartingplaceforresearchonSunRecords.Itprovidedasolidtimelinefor
whenthingshappenedatSun,includingthestartoftheMemphisRecordingServiceand
itstransitiontoSunStudios.

"TheSunHistory."
706UnionAvenueSessions
.706UnionAvenueSessions,n.d.Web.16Apr.
2016.
ThiswebsitearticlespecificallydiscussestherecordingsessionsattheMemphis
RecordingService,laterSunStudios.Itdescribeswhoperformedwithwho,why,and
howcertainsoundsandstyleswereachievedduringvariousrecordingsessions.Thisis
veryvaluableinunderstandingwhattheappealofSunRecordswastoartistsbeyondthe
factthatiswassomewhatcheapandavailabletoallpeople.
"TheSunRecordsLabelStory."
BothSidesNowPublications
.N.p.,n.d.Web.18Apr.2016.

ThisarticlewasextremelyinformativeinbothhowtheMemphisRecordingServicewas
foundedandhowartistsfoundthemselvesatthestudio.Itdescribeshowmanypeople
wereinitiallyunsureofwhattheServicewas,butofhowiteventuallybegantopickupin
popularityasnewsofitspreadthroughwordofmouth.
VariousArtists.
VariousTitles
.N.d.
Youtube
.Web.1May2016.
GavethemusicofallofartistsrecordedatSunStudioontheSunRecordslabel.Thiswas
valuablebecauseallalbumsproducedduringthistimewereonvinylandfindingdigital
copiesoftheoriginalSunversionsofthesongscanbeextremelydifficultwithoutonline
resources.