Sun Studios Record Collection (2013)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2013-07-19
Duration: 00:07:11
Subjects: Antiques roadshow (Television program: U.S.) | Sun Records | Music | Collectors and collecting
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Crews, Keith Editor
- Sims, Barbara Interviewee
Description
This segment from the July 19, 2013, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham’s interview with retired LSU English professor Barbara Sims, who will be attending Antiques Roadshow in Baton Rouge on July 27th. She discusses: her marketing job at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, from 1957-1960; her collection of records, including two by Elvis Presley; her job writing liner notes for several of the records; and what she hopes to find out from the Antiques Roadshow appraisers.