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Contact:John
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For Immediate Release: July 28, 2003 |
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Media Advisory
Norton
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WASHINGTON--Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton will be accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and Senator Lamar Alexander in a signing ceremony to designate Sun Records, a Memphis, Tenn., recording studio as a National Historic Landmark. The ceremony will be held on Thursday, July 31, at 3 p.m., at the U.S. Capitol in Rm. S-211 (The LBJ Room). The National Historic Landmark designation is the highest recognition accorded by our nation to historic properties. They are places where significant historical events occurred, or where prominent Americans worked or lived, as the nation took shape. They provide important information about our past. Sun Records is considered by many as the home of the blues and is also known as the first great rock-and-roll record label. The small Memphis studio produced recordings for musical giants, such as Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Howlin Wolf, Ike Turner, Rufus Thomas, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Charlie Rich, Roy Orbison, and many other notable singers, musicians and groups. Secretary Norton will also announce the approval of 17 other sites in 12 states that have been approved for designation as National Historic Landmarks. Who:Secretary of the
Interior Gale A. Norton What: National Historic Landmark Signing Ceremony When: Wednesday, July 31, 2003, at 3 p.m. Where: U.S. Capitol
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