Chess, Aladdin, De Luxe, Atlantic, Savoy and Specialty, among other labels, rented the studio, originally for just $15 an hour.
Jerry Lee Lewis cut his first demo record there, and 21 gold records were recorded there. The hit songs included Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" and "Good Golly Miss Molly"; Big Joe Turner's "Shake, Rattle and Roll"; Smiley Lewis's "I Hear You Knockin'"; and Frankie Ford's "Sea Cruise".