Westmoreland in Sumner County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

William Owen Bradley

1915-1998

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 21, 2020

1. William Owen Bradley Marker

Inscription.

Born in Westmoreland, Tennessee, Owen Bradley moved to Nashville at age seven with his parents, Vernon and Letha Male Owen Bradley. A self-taught musician, his career began at age 15 playing piano in local roadhouses and clubs. Bradley was musical director at WSM Radio and leader of the Owen Bradley Orchestra. He and his brother Harold established the first recording studio on 16th Avenue, South, now known as Music Row. As a Decca/MCA Records executive, he produced records for more than a dozen members of the Country Music Hall of Fame, including Kitty Wells, Brenda Lee, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, Ernest Tubb and Bill Monroe among others. An architect of the Nashville Sound, Bradley was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1974.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 220.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 36° 33.142′ N, 86° 14.188′ W.

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Marker is in Westmoreland, Tennessee, in Sumner County. It is on U.S. 31E south of Tennessee Highway 52W, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 990 TN Highway 52 W, Westmoreland TN 37186, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In honor of those who served (approx. 0.9 miles away); H. G. Kirby (approx. 0.9 miles away); Camp Jim Davis Epperson Springs (approx. 1.3 miles away); Site of Civil War Confederate Training Camp Jim Davis (approx. 2½ miles away); Site of Epperson Springs (approx. 2½ miles away); Jonathan Browning (approx. 6.1 miles away); Sumner County / Trousdale County

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 21, 2020

2. William Owen Bradley Marker

(approx. 7.1 miles away); Durham's Chapel Rosenwald School (approx. 7.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westmoreland.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Epperson Springs (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Owen Bradley. From Country Music Hall of Fame inductee page. (Submitted on June 24, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Owen Bradley. Tennessee Encyclopedia entry, by the Tennessee Historical Society. (Submitted on June 24, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

William Owen Bradley image. Click for full size.

Courtesy Country Music Hall of Fame

3. William Owen Bradley

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 614 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 24, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.