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Sunday, 9/27/2026, 10pm - Juke In The Back

Sam Phillips with Elvis Presley
Sam Phillips with Elvis Presley

Sun Records R&B, Pt. 2: 1954-55.

On Part 2 of on Sun Records' early R&B releases, Matt The Cat spotlights 1954 and '55. This was the most important year and a half in Sun's history. In July, 1954, a young former truck driver named Elvis Presley entered 706 Union Avenue in Memphis and laid down a song that would lead to the rock n' roll explosion of the mid-1950s. Sun founder, the late Sam Phillips recalls that historic recording as Matt The Cat spins classic Sun R&B from the likes of Billy "The Kid" Emerson, Little Milton, James Cotton and Roscoe Gordon. This is the thrilling conclusion to the tribute to the most important and influential label in the history of rock n' roll.