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

RCA Studio B

Photographed by Denise Boose, July 11, 2012

1. RCA Studio B Marker

Inscription. RCA Records established a recording studio in this building in Novemeber 1957, with local offices run by guitarist-producer Chet Atkins. Its success led to a larger studio, known as Studio A, built next door in 1964. Studio B recorded numerous hits by Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbinson, Don Gibson, Charley Pride, Jim Reeves, Dolly Parton, and many others. Along with Bradley Studios, Studio B is known for developing "The Nashville Sound."

Erected 2011 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 141.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. 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 1957.

Location. 36° 9.002′ N, 86° 47.586′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Midtown. It is at the intersection of Music Square West and Roy Acuff Place, on the left when traveling south on Music Square West. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 Music Square West, 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: Bradley Studios (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line);

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BMI (about 500 feet away); Music Row (about 800 feet away); The Edgehill Community (approx. 0.2 miles away); Belmont Church and Koinonia Coffeehouse / Contemporary Christian Music (approx. ¼ mile away); Centennial Celebration of Scarritt in Nashville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Scarritt College for Christian Workers (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wallace University School (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Also see . . . You Tube Tour of Studio B. (Submitted on October 4, 2013, by Trevor Morris of Fond du lac, Wisconsin.)

Photographed by Denise Boose, July 11, 2012

2. RCA Studio B Marker

Photographed by Denise Boose, July 11, 2012

3. RCA Studio B Marker

Photographed by Denise Boose, July 11, 2012

4. RCA Studio B Marker

RCA Studio B Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, July 11, 2012

5. RCA Studio B Markers

RCA Studio B Purchased and Restored by the Mike Curb Family Foundation January 23, 2002 to Preserve the History of Nashville's Music Second marker: RCA Studio B Established November 1957 Donated to The Country Music Foundation by Dan & Margaret Maddox May 20, 1993 Birthplace Of A Thousand Hits

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 1,302 times since then and 59 times this year. Last updated on March 13, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 2, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.