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s01e08 · 2017-04-14
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Sun Records
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Sun Records is a coming-of-age story set in the unraveling world of 1950s Memphis where music and race collide, ultimately creating pop music's first superstars.
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8 this season · 8 totals01e01 706 Union 2017-02-24 03:00
706 Union
Sam Phillips moves his family to Memphis to open a recording studio, but instead rekindles a steamy affair. Young Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash struggle at home.
s01e02 Outta the Groove 2017-03-03 03:00
Outta the Groove
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.
s01e03 Record Man Blues 2017-03-10 03:00
Record Man Blues
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.
s01e04 Never Better 2017-03-17 02:00
Never Better
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.
s01e05 Rising Sun 2017-03-24 02:00
Rising Sun
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.
s01e06 Who They Were Meant to Be 2017-03-31 02:00
Who They Were Meant to Be
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.
s01e07 No Favors Here 2017-04-07 02:00
No Favors Here
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 overseas to begin his life with Vivian.
s01e08 Finishing School 2017-04-14 02:00
Finishing School
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, and Johnny starts his own band.