Hillsboro-Belmont in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Jack Clement Recording Studios

Photographed by Michael Manning, August 15, 2014

1. Jack Clement Recording Studios Marker

Inscription. After success in Memphis with Sun Records, "Cowboy" Jack Clement founded Jack Clement Recording Studios in 1969, producing and writing for artists such as Johnny Cash and Charley Pride. It was the first facility of its kind in Nashville, with interiors designed by Jim Tilton. Sold in 1979 and renamed Sound Emporium, artists such as Kenny Rogers, Dottie West, Ray Stevens, Don Williams, John Denver, R.E.M., Robert Plant & Alison Krauss have recorded here.

Erected 2013 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 152.)

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, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1969.

Location. 36° 7.116′ N, 86° 47.771′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hillsboro-Belmont. It is on Belmont Blvd south of Clayton Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Located at 3100 Belmont Blvd on the east side of the street in front of the Sound Emporium Recording Studios. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37204, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Battle of Nashville Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sunnyside (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sevier Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Early History (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Sunnyside (approx. 0.4 miles away); Civil War: The Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.4 miles away); Enslaved People at Sunnyside (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Original Jack Clement Recording Studios image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Manning, August 15, 2014

2. Original Jack Clement Recording Studios

Recording studio has been extensively remodeled, losing its bordello red velvet walls and curtains. Studio B is the original structure..

Photographed by Michael Manning, August 15, 2014

3. Original Jack Clement Recording Studios

This is the backside of Studio B showing the original structure.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2014, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,608 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 18, 2014, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.