Harold Ray Bradley

Harold Ray Bradley (January 2, 1926 – January 31, 2019) was an American guitarist and entrepreneur, who played on many country, rock and pop recordings and produced numerous TV variety shows and movie soundtracks. Having started as a session musician in the 1940s, he was a part of the Nashville A-Team of session players, which included pianist Floyd Cramer and pedal steel guitarist Pete Drake. He is one of the most recorded guitarists in music history.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 2, 1926 (Nashville), Died January 31, 2019 (Nashville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1972

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, electric guitar, electric bass

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Recordings (Results 476-500 of 625 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 12362	2/5/1963	Blue moon of Kentucky	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12363	2/5/1963	Sweet dreams (of you)	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12364	2/5/1963	Always	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12365	2/6/1963	Does your heart beat for me	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12366	2/6/1963	Bill Bailey won't you please come home	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12388	2/12/1963	Precious memories	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12389	2/12/1963	If we never meet again	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12390	2/12/1963	Lonesome valley	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12511	5/22/1963	Lynching party	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12512	5/22/1963	A hundred and twenty-miles from nowhere	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12513	5/22/1963	Two car garage	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12514	5/22/1963	I found my best friend in the dog pound	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12515	5/22/1963	I'll hit it with a stick	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12516	5/22/1963	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12517	5/22/1963	Some folks	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12518	5/22/1963	I'll walk away smiling	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12561	7/8/1963	Be better to your baby	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12562	7/8/1963	The way you're living	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12563	7/8/1963	Your side of the story	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12564	7/9/1963	Beyond the last mile	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12565	7/9/1963	Thanks a lot	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12566	7/10/1963	Thanks a lot	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12567	7/10/1963	Lonesome 7-7203	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12606	8/15/1963	After sundown	Carl Perkins	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12607	8/15/1963	For a little while	Carl Perkins	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 476-500 of 625 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bradley, Harold Ray," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201029.

Bradley, Harold Ray. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201029.

"Bradley, Harold Ray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

Wikidata: Harold Bradley (guitarist) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5660145

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FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1510240

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