Sun Studio was originally called Memphis Recording Service, sharing the same building with the Sun Records label business. Reputedly the first rock and roll single, Jackie Brenton and his Delta Cats’ “Rocket 88” was recorded here in 1951 with song composer Ike Turner on keyboards, leading the studio to claim status as the birthplace of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Stars like Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison recorded there around that time as did Blues and R&B artists like Howlin’ Wolf, B.B. King, and Rufus Thomas. More recently, bands like U2, Def Leppard, and Bonnie Raitt have laid down tracks. The studio operates as a recording business after the last tour of each day.