Music Row in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Bradley Studios

Photographed by Denise Boose, July 11, 2012

1. Bradley Studios Marker

Inscription. In 1955, brothers Owen and Harold Bradley built a recording studio in the basement of a house on this site. They added another studio here in an army Quonset Hut, producing hits by Patsy Cline, Red Foley, Brenda Lee, Marty Robbins, Sonny James, and others. Columbia Records purchased the studios in 1962. The studio established its reputation in the music industry with hits by stars including Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Roger Miller, George Jones, and Tammy Wynette.

Erected 2011 by Mike Curb Foundation, The Historical Commission of Metropollitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 140.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1955.

Location. 36° 8.96′ N, 86° 47.517′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Music Row. It is at the intersection of Music Square East and Music Circle South, on the right when traveling north on Music Square East. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 34 Music Square East, Nashville TN 37203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

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 walking distance of this marker: RCA Studio B (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Edgehill Community (about 500 feet away); BMI

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(about 600 feet away); Music Row (approx. 0.2 miles away); Belmont Church and Koinonia Coffeehouse / Contemporary Christian Music (approx. 0.2 miles away); Centennial Celebration of Scarritt in Nashville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Scarritt College for Christian Workers (approx. 0.4 miles away); Disciples of Christ Historical Society (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Denise Boose, July 11, 2012

2. Bradley Studios Marker

Bradley Studios Guitars image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, July 11, 2012

3. Bradley Studios Guitars

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 2,234 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 16, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.