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
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. Marker is in Westmoreland, Tennessee, in Sumner County. Marker is on U.S. 31E south of Tennessee
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Camp Jim Davis Epperson Springs (approx. 1.3 miles away); Site of Civil War Confederate Training Camp Jim Davis (approx. 2˝ miles away); Site of Epperson Springs (approx. 2˝ miles away); Jonathan Browning (approx. 6.1 miles away); Sumner County / Trousdale County (approx. 7.1 miles away); Durham's Chapel Rosenwald School (approx. 7.7 miles away); Sherron Cemetery (approx. 9.1 miles away); A.I. Thornburg Heath (approx. 9.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westmoreland.
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.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 21, 2020
2. William Owen Bradley Marker
Courtesy Country Music Hall of Fame
3. William Owen Bradley
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