Sun Records

Sun Records

Ended First aired 23/Feb/2017 United States English 1 season(s) 8 episode(s)
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The untold story of nothing less than the birth of rock ‘n’ roll. Guided by Sam Phillips, young musicians like Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis combined the styles of hillbilly country with the 1950s R&B sound created by artists like Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Fats Domino and Ike Turner, and changed the course of music forever.
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Season 1 · Season 1
8 episode(s) · Air date: 23/Feb/2017
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S1E8
Finishing School
Air date: 13/Apr/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Colonel Tom Parker presses to take over Elvis' career, but Sam struggles with the decision to let his star go. Jerry Lee's philandering catches up with him. Johnny starts his own band.

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Colonel Tom Parker presses to take over Elvis' career, but Sam struggles with the decision to let his star go. Jerry Lee's philandering catches up with him. Johnny starts his own band.

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S1E7
No Favors Here
Air date: 06/Apr/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Elvis gets his first taste of fame when he starts playing live shows. Colonel Tom Parker scams his way out of debt and eyes an opportunity with Elvis. Johnny returns from.

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Elvis gets his first taste of fame when he starts playing live shows. Colonel Tom Parker scams his way out of debt and eyes an opportunity with Elvis. Johnny returns from.

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S1E6
Who They Were Meant to Be
Air date: 30/Mar/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Sam and Marion take Elvis on the road to promote "Blue Moon,”. Colonel Tom Parker pays a heavy price for his gambling, while Jerry Lee tries to stay on the straight and narrow in his new married life.

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Sam and Marion take Elvis on the road to promote "Blue Moon,”. Colonel Tom Parker pays a heavy price for his gambling, while Jerry Lee tries to stay on the straight and narrow in his new married life.

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S1E5
Rising Sun
Air date: 23/Mar/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Sam finds another hit with Johnny Bragg and The Prisonaires. Becky makes a surprising announcement. Elvis enlists Sam to help him record a song for his mother. Johnny takes his relationship with Vivian to the next phase.

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Sam finds another hit with Johnny Bragg and The Prisonaires. Becky makes a surprising announcement. Elvis enlists Sam to help him record a song for his mother. Johnny takes his relationship with Vivian to the next phase.

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S1E4
Never Better
Air date: 16/Mar/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Sam's worsening anxiety attacks lead to a radical new medical procedure. Elvis tries to win Trixie back. Overseas, Johnny Cash makes a decision that will affect his girlfriend back home

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Sam's worsening anxiety attacks lead to a radical new medical procedure. Elvis tries to win Trixie back. Overseas, Johnny Cash makes a decision that will affect his girlfriend back home

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S1E3
Record Man Blues
Air date: 09/Mar/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Sam can’t find the follow-up hit to Ike Turner’s “Rocket 88.” Colonel Tom Parker’s conniving ways are exposed. Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart have their eye on the same girl.

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Sam can’t find the follow-up hit to Ike Turner’s “Rocket 88.” Colonel Tom Parker’s conniving ways are exposed. Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart have their eye on the same girl.

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Outta the Groove
Air date: 02/Mar/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Sam records B.B. King, but his new label struggles. Elvis is inspired by African-American music, but is chastised by his family and girlfriend for crossing racial lines. We meet cousins Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart.

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Sam records B.B. King, but his new label struggles. Elvis is inspired by African-American music, but is chastised by his family and girlfriend for crossing racial lines. We meet cousins Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart.

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706 Union
Air date: 23/Feb/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 42 min
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Sam Phillips moves his family to Memphis to open a recording studio to look for his first hit musical act, but instead rekindles a steamy affair. Young Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash struggle at home.

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Sam Phillips moves his family to Memphis to open a recording studio to look for his first hit musical act, but instead rekindles a steamy affair. Young Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash struggle at home.

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Dustin Ingram
Dustin Ingram
Carl Perkins
Jennifer Holland
Jennifer Holland
Becky Phillips
Keir O'Donnell
Keir O'Donnell
Dewey Phillips
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Castro Coleman
B.B. King
Drake Milligan
Drake Milligan
Elvis Presley
Billy Gardell
Billy Gardell
Colonel Parker
Pokey LaFarge
Pokey LaFarge
Hank Snow
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Kerry Holliday
Ike Turner
Christian Lees
Christian Lees
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jonah Lees
Jonah Lees
Jimmy Swaggart
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Kevin Fonteyene
Johnny Cash
Margaret Anne Florence
Margaret Anne Florence
Marion Keisker
Chad Michael Murray
Chad Michael Murray
Sam Phillips
AlexAnn Hopkins
AlexAnn Hopkins
Trixie
Kevin Fonteyne
Kevin Fonteyne
Johnny Cash
Trevor Donovan
Trevor Donovan
Eddy Arnold
Chase Wainscott
Chase Wainscott
Knox Phillips
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Dan Johnson
Steve Sholes

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