Owen Bradley
William Owen Bradley (October 21, 1915 – January 7, 1998) was an American musician and record producer who, along with Chet Atkins, Bob Ferguson, Bill Porter, and Don Law, was one of the chief architects of the 1950s and 1960s Nashville sound in country music and rockabilly. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 21, 1915 (Westmoreland), Died January 7, 1998 (Nashville)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942 - 1967
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, leader, organ, other, songwriter, electric organ, vibraphone, clarinet
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 868 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D7VB-0740 | 10-in. | 5/18/1947 | My adobe hacienda | Lonzo and Oscar ; Winston County Pea Pickers | Male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | D7VB-1536 | 10-in. | 8/20/1947 | (In the) hills of tomorrow | Eddy Arnold | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
Columbia | HCO810 | 10-in. | 5/28/1942 | Night train to Memphis | Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | RHCO4089 | 10-in. | 6/5/1950 | M-i-s-s-i-s-s-i-p-p-i | Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | RHCO4090 | 10-in. | 6/5/1950 | Saturday night rag | Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams | String band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | RHCO4091 | 10-in. | 6/5/1950 | Whole hog or none | Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | RHCO4092 | 10-in. | 6/5/1950 | Honey do you love me - huh? | Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams | String band, with mixed vocal trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | CO45245 | 10-in. | 2/12/1951 | Good ol' Alabam' | Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | CO45246 | 10-in. | 2/12/1951 | All you gotta do is whistle | Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams | String band, with mixed vocal duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | CO45247 | 10-in. | 2/12/1951 | String steeling | Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams | String band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | CO45248 | 10-in. | 2/12/1951 | Between a rock and a hard place | Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Decca | 75257 | 9/7/1949 | The prettiest song in the world, part 1 | Red Foley | leader | |||
Decca | 75258 | 9/7/1949 | The prettiest song in the world, part 2 | Red Foley | leader | |||
Decca | 82597 | 4/15/1952 | I'm yours | Four Aces | leader | |||
Decca | 82598 | 4/15/1952 | I understand | Four Aces | leader | |||
Decca | 82985 | 6/16/1952 | Fortune in memories | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 84282 | 4/2/1953 | Honey in the horn | Four Aces | leader | |||
Decca | 84283 | 4/2/1953 | Organ grinder's swing | Four Aces | leader | |||
Decca | 84284 | 4/2/1953 | Amor | Four Aces | leader | |||
Decca | 106715 | 3/3/1959 | He's got the whole world in His hands | Webb Pierce | leader | |||
Decca | 106716 | 3/3/1959 | I'm bound for the Kingdom | Webb Pierce | leader | |||
Decca | 106717 | 3/3/1959 | Hold fast to the right | Webb Pierce | leader | |||
Decca | 106718 | 3/3/1959 | Whispering hope | Webb Pierce | leader | |||
Decca | 106719 | 3/3/1959 | I'll fly away | Webb Pierce | leader | |||
Decca | 106720 | 3/3/1959 | Leaning on the everlasting arm | Webb Pierce | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bradley, Owen," accessed May 9, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106914.
Bradley, Owen. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 9, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106914.
"Bradley, Owen." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Bradley, Owen - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93068430
Wikidata: Owen Bradley - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2042598
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/76590769
MusicBrainz: Owen Bradley - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/30de0e74-1d91-476d-9465-907f96efdf8f
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