The errors are glaring and insulting. Elvis Presley's 1st hit was *not* "Blue Moon of Kentucky". It was "That's all right" that Sam Phillips heard Elvis do, and promoted it on local stations. That was his first hit, not "Blue Moon of Kentucky", which was the flip side. I have no idea how they got such an iconic record wrong. Phillips did *not* turn Ike Turner away because Ike didn't have the few dollars to cut a record. B.B. King suggested that Phillips listen to Ike Turners Kings Of Rhythm and he did. Turner didn't steal the tip jar from a restaurant, and a restaurant owner did not fire a rifle at a fleeing Turner and hit his amplifier. There are many versions of how the amplifier was damaged, but it certainly wasn't from a bullet. That whole segment was a complete fabrication. Ike Turner did *not* jealously leave the recording session when when Jackie Brenston sang lead on "Rocket 88". I have never read anything that suggested that he was anything but perfectly fine with that arrangement. Brenston did *not* leave the "King of Rhythm" to work for Sam Phillips. He left to become a solo performer with a big band. That whole story line about Marion and Sam's torrid love affair is not documented anywhere. It appears to be pure soap opera, and as was pointed out by another reviewer, the real Marion was hardly the hot chick that Sam would have left his wife for. She was seven years older than him and looked older than that! Lastly, the series was *not* based on the play "The Million Dollar Quartet". In fact, TMDQ took place over the period of *one day* when the four singers got together. This series ends long before that meeting. What a monumental disappointment "Sun Records" is.

I grew up in that period of time and it brings back fond memories of my teenage years. I enjoy the actors and the content of all the characters they are portraying. I truly hope that this will be a continuing series. It is interesting to learn what the characters did before becoming famous. Example is I didn't realize that Johnny Cash was in the air force.

So what if it's not 100% correct on ages and time lines of events? (Hank Snow was older than those emerging singers in real life... does it bother me that he is portrayed younger? No.)Billy Gardell (from the CBS sitcom "Mike and Molly") shows an impressive range of acting with his portrayal of Col. Tom Parker. The maniacal "Dewey Phillips" character as an out of control disc jockey is hilarious. There is too much good about this series to let it be outweighed by nit-picking as they call it in the south.

Opens with a young Elvis sat strumming on the stairs & you are immediately struck by the fact that the actor playing the role looks nothing like Elvis whatsoever. Elvis was a strong-jawed rugged handsome boy of Southern earth & here, he has been replaced by a pointy-chinned effeminate thin-wrist. This instinctively slits your soul & disappointment drips out. The most basic thing to get right & they blew-it.After watching the first episode I was left thinking that this is American music history retold through a Beverly Hills, 90210 filter & a Vampire Diaries lens. All the dirt, grit & soul has been removed & replaced with bubble gum.Nevertheless, not all the casting & performances are flawed. Keir O'Donnell's performance is a bright spot.Sun Records is a story about nuggets of gold found in dirt, whereas this retelling leaves you looking for dirt on a clean blouse.*UpdateIt's actually not as bad as I made out in my original review. It is a bubblegum retelling but it's as good as a bubblegum retelling can be. Some of the acting performances are in fact very good including Chad Murray's portrayal of Sam Phillips. I've upgrading my mark from a 4 to 7. Nevertheless, the casting of Jerry Lee & Elvis is poor, especially the Jerry lee casting, so much so, the performance is actually annoying to watch.