01 / OVERVIEW
About this catalogue entry
Sun is included in this music label directory with a US territory association. The source classifies its type as Original Production.
Source note: US label founded in 1952
Also known as
Sun Records
02 / MUSICAL DIRECTION
Genres & artists
Associated release artists
Barbara PittmanBaxter, Baxter & BaxterBergen WhiteBettye LaVetteBig Walter HortonBill BlackBill JustisBilly AdamsBilly Lee RileyBilly “The Kid” EmersonCarl MannCarl PerkinsCharlie DouglasCharlie FeathersCharlie RichChris IsaakDane StinitDanny WillisDave DudleyDavid Allan CoeDoug PoindexterDuane BettsEarl PetersonElaine MaiElvis PresleyHowlin’ WolfIan HunterJack ClementJames CottonJeannie C. RileyJenni Muldaur & Teddy ThompsonJerry Lee LewisJim OwenJimmie Dale GilmoreJimmy BuffettJimmy DeBerryJimmy WebbJimmy “Orion” EllisJohnny AdamsJohnny CashJohnny Cash & The Tennessee TwoJohnny SoulJunior ParkerKaren CarlanLinda MartellLittle Junior’s Blue FlamesLittle MiltonMaggie Sue WimberlyMelissa EtheridgeMerle HaggardMike QuinnPatsy ClineRalph StanleyRay HarrisRay SmithRayburn AnthonyRodney Lay And The Wild WestRosco GordonRoy OrbisonRufus ThomasRuthie FosterSammy LewisSandy BrooksScotty MooresillygirlcarmenSlim RhodesSonny BurgessSorcha RichardsonSouleThe Clinch Mountain BoysThe Dixie CupsThe FlatlandersThe GentrysThe JestersThe Little Green MenThe Million Dollar QuartetThe PrisonairesThe RosesThe Starlite WranglersThe SteelDrivers
Showing 80 of 88 credited artists. Explore the sourced release pages below for more credits.
Release credits do not imply a current signing or an exclusive artist roster.
SOURCED RELEASE RELATIONSHIPS
Selected releases
234 sourced releases in this catalogue. This is a partial collection, sorted by title; it is not a complete discography or a latest-release feed.
- The Best of Johnny Cash: Sun Records Essentials →
Release date: 2024-02-23
- The Blue Train →
Release date: 1979
- The Dance Album →
Release date: 2021-08-01
- The Generation Gap →
Release date: 2021-08-01
- The Gentrys →
Release date: 1970
- The Gentrys →
Release date: 1971
- The Gentrys →
Release date: 1970
- The Gentrys →
Release date: 1970
- The Gentrys →
Release date: 1970
- The Gentrys →
Release date: 1970
- The Gentrys →
Release date: 1970
- The Golden Cream of the Country →
Release date: 2021-08-01
- The Killer Keys of Jerry Lee Lewis →
Release date: 2022-09-23
- The King of Rockabilly →
Release date: 2022-03-18
- The Man, The World, His Music →
Release date: 1971
- The Million Dollar Quartet →
Release date: 1981
- The Original Lead Singers of The Temptations →
Release date: 1993
- The Original Sound →
Release date: 2022-02-25
- The Singing Story Teller →
Release date: 1970
- The Sun Records Sound of Howlin’ Wolf & Little Junior’s Blue Flames (25 Blues Originals) →
Release date: 2021-02-12
- The Sun Story, Vol. 3: Carl Perkins →
Release date: 1977
- The Sun Story. Vol.1: Johnny Cash →
Release date: 1977
- The Sun Story. Vol.2: Charlie Rich →
Release date: 1977
- The Sun Story. Vol.6: Carl Mann →
Release date: 1975
MUSICBRAINZ SOURCE RELATIONSHIPS
Recording contracts
12 sourced relationships. These source records may be historical and do not confirm a current roster or contract.
- Bill Justis →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Billy Lee Riley →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Carl Mann →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Charlie Rich →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Elvis Presley →
Start: 1954 · End: 1955 · Marked as ended in the source · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗Credit wording recorded by the source: “Sun Records”
- Frank Ballard →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Gene Simmons →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Hayden Thompson →
Dates not specified · Marked as ended in the source · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Jack Clement →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Onie Wheeler →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Ray Smith →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Roy Orbison →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
03 / DEMO SUBMISSIONS
Send a demo
Not verified for demo submissions.
Being listed in this directory does not mean this entry is actively accepting unsolicited material.