Step back to Memphis '54 in the Sun Records T-Shirt: Elvis Where R&R Was Born — officially licensed Sun Records merchandise in a neutral soft-style cotton tee, screen-printed with the label's longstanding "Where Rock and Roll Was Born" tagline.
The phrase belongs to Sam Phillips' Memphis label, which signed an 18-year-old Elvis Presley in July 1954 and cut the first Sun single "That's All Right" that summer. Sun's room at 706 Union Avenue is the spot most fans point at when they argue where rock and roll first stood on its feet, and the same studio later worked with Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison.
The neutral colourway keeps the Sun yellow-on-cream look you expect from Sun merchandise. Soft-style cotton, regular unisex short-sleeve cut. Pairs cleanly with denim and cuffed rockabilly jeans, or layers under a denim jacket for cooler evenings.
- Rockoff officially licensed product
- Style: Unisex Short-Sleeve T-Shirt
- Design: Elvis Where R&R Was Born
- Colour: Neutral
- Material: soft-style cotton
- Great for: rockabilly fans, Sun Records collectors, Memphis pilgrims, '50s rock-and-roll heritage
Step back to Memphis '54 in the Sun Records T-Shirt: Elvis Where R&R Was Born — officially licensed Sun Records merchandise in a neutral soft-style cotton tee, screen-printed with the label's longstanding "Where Rock and Roll Was Born" tagline.
The phrase belongs to Sam Phillips' Memphis label, which signed an 18-year-old Elvis Presley in July 1954 and cut the first Sun single "That's All Right" that summer. Sun's room at 706 Union Avenue is the spot most fans point at when they argue where rock and roll first stood on its feet, and the same studio later worked with Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison.
The neutral colourway keeps the Sun yellow-on-cream look you expect from Sun merchandise. Soft-style cotton, regular unisex short-sleeve cut. Pairs cleanly with denim and cuffed rockabilly jeans, or layers under a denim jacket for cooler evenings.
- Rockoff officially licensed product
- Style: Unisex Short-Sleeve T-Shirt
- Design: Elvis Where R&R Was Born
- Colour: Neutral
- Material: soft-style cotton
- Great for: rockabilly fans, Sun Records collectors, Memphis pilgrims, '50s rock-and-roll heritage