The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll: The Illustrated Story of Sun Records and the 70 Recordings That Changed the World

by Peter Guralnick and Colin Escott

A fascinating look at the history of Sun Records, the label that started Rock n' Roll, told through 70 of its iconic recordings.

In Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1950s, there was hard-edged blues playing on Beale Street, and hillbilly boogie on the outskirts of town. But at Sam Phillips' Sun Records studio on Union Avenue, there was something different going on - a whole lotta shakin', rockin', and rollin'.

This is where rock 'n'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1681888963
• ISBN13: 9781681888965
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Weldon Owen
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 4.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 10.3" x 11.8"