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On Jan. 3, 1950, Sun Studio opened in Memphis, Tenn.

On Jan. 3, 1950, Sun Studio opened in Memphis, Tenn.

On Jan. 3, 1950, Sun Studio opened in Memphis, Tenn.

On Jan. 3, 1950, Sun Studio opened in Memphis, Tenn.

On Jan. 3, 1950, Sun Studio opened in Memphis, Tenn.

Seventy-one years ago today (Jan. 3, 1950) was an historic day for country music, although no one was aware of it at the time: It was on that date that the famous Sun Studio -- home of future recordings from Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis, among others -- opened in Memphis, Tenn. Sam Phillips, a radio engineer at Memphis radio station WREC-AM, opened Sun Studio -- originally named Memphis Recording Service -- at 706 Union Ave., along with his good friend and assistant, Marion ...

Midwest Farmers Daughter. The singer and her husband, fellow artist Jeremy Ivey, saved up money for years in order to pay for the studio time, pawning some of their most prized possessions. The result is one of the iconic modern-day albums that prove Suns enduring legacy. A cutting, insightful project that puts a modern spin on timeless country strophes,  Midwest Farmers Daughter draws on the traditional stylings of Prices icons -- many of whom came of age in the same walls where she record...