SugarHill Recording Studios

This article is about the recording studio in Houston, Texas. For the recording studio in Englewood, New Jersey, see Sugar Hill Records (rap).
SugarHill Recording Studios
Formerly
  • Quinn Recording
  • Gold Star Studio
IndustryRecording studio
FoundedHouston, Texas, U.S. (1941 (1941))
FounderBill Quinn
Headquarters
Houston
,
U.S.
Number of locations
1
Key people
  • Dan Workman
  • Harvey P. Meaux
  • Bill Quinn
Websitesugarhillstudios713.com

SugarHill Recording Studios is a music recording studio located at 5628 Brock Street in Houston, Texas. Originally founded by Bill Quinn in 1941 as Quinn Recording, it is the oldest continuously operating studio in the United States.[1][2] Renamed Gold Star Studios in 1950, the studio was important in launching the careers of such artists as Lightnin' Hopkins, The Big Bopper, George Jones, the Sir Douglas Quintet, and Roy Head. In 1972 under new ownership, the studio's name was changed to SugarHill Recording Studios. Artists who have recorded at SugarHill include Freddy Fender, Lucinda Williams, Selena, Destiny's Child, Beyoncé, Lee Ann Womack, Lil Wayne, J. Cole and many others.[3] A landmark in the Houston music community, the studio is renowned for its collection of vintage recording equipment, reverb chamber rooms, EMT plates and a long history of music.

  1. ^ Doster, Adam (September 19, 2016). "SugarHill Studios, 75 Years Young". Houstonian Magazine. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Cool Spaces: Record music like Beyonce". AVC 13. 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  3. ^ Hardy, Michael (September 14, 2021). "Houston's Legendary SugarHill Recording Studios Turns Eighty". Texas Monthly. Retrieved August 22, 2024.