Sun Studio, located in Memphis, Tennessee (also home to Graceland, as most Elvis aficionados already know) has been called the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll. In 1954, Presley strutted into the small studio space for the first time with nothing more than a slick shock of black hair atop his head and an aimless dream of becoming famous inside of it. He stepped up to the microphone and laid down his first-ever track that would go down in history. Years later, by means of commemorating the physical source of his unparalleled legacy, a black X was placed on the floor where the King stood before the microphone on that fateful day in Memphis (per Desert News).
Later on, when Bob Dylan visited Sun Studio and beheld the space where his beloved muse began his career, he was so taken by the spectacle of the room and its history involving Elvis, that he dropped to his knees before the massive X as though it signified something even more precious than buried treasure and pressed his grateful lips directly into the center of it. According to The Austin Chronicle, tours are regularly held at Sun Studio. At the end, when visitors are brought before the fabled X, they’re invited to do the same if they please.
