Sun Rising – The Songs That Made Memphis

Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Rufus Thomas Jnr, Howlin’ Wolf, and many more all had one thing in common—they launched their careers at the famous Sun Record Company in Memphis.

They will be performing Sun Rising: The Songs That Made Memphis, a show that will transport you to that special time and place with amazing tales, brilliant music and hilarious anecdotes from the famed Sun Records artists and the label’s creator, Sam Phillips.

Sun Rising: The Songs That Made Memphis will inform and educate the audience while rocking them senseless. The show takes a chronological tour of Memphis’ famed Sun Records, focusing on the early period of 1950–57, showcasing artists including Ike Turner, BB King, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis and more.

For the last six years, Sun Rising has performed sell-out shows all around Australia and has amassed a huge fan base and received glowing reviews. The band has traveled the country, playing sold out performances and dazzling crowds with their incredible musicianship, infectious passion and standout renditions of these timeless songs.

The Songs That Made Memphis is no tribute show—it’s an authentic and undeniably alluring musical journey through the decades from the birth of rock ‘n’ roll. Expect a super-charged night of blazing hits, and lots of fun. The band is narrator, guitarist and vocals David Cosma, Damon Smith on piano, Adrian Whyte lead, Trent McKenzie on bass and Adam Coad on drums.