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 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 51-75 of 645 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia CO54468 10-in. 1/11/1956 I'm a one-woman man Johnny Horton Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO54469 10-in. 1/11/1956 Honky-tonk man Johnny Horton Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO54470 10-in. 1/11/1956 I'm ready, if you're willing Johnny Horton Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO54472 10-in. 1/12/1956 So doggone lonesome Bobby Lord Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Columbia CO55998 10-in. 5/2/1956 So far Billy Walker Male vocal solo, with string band and vocal chorus instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO55999 10-in. 5/2/1956 Little baggy britches Billy Walker Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO56018 10-in. 5/6/1956 Joy bells Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs String band, with male vocal quartet instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO56019 10-in. 5/6/1956 What's good for you (should be all right for me) Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs String band, with male vocal duet instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO56020 10-in. 5/6/1956 No doubt about it Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs ; Dorris Paul Warren String band, with male vocal duet instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO56471 10-in. 6/28/1956 Everybody's rockin' but me Bobby Lord Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO56473 10-in. 6/28/1956 Without your love Bobby Lord Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 88892 11/18/1955 I don't care Webb Pierce instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Decca 101921 3/18/1957 I owe it to my heart Johnnie Bailes instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Decca 101922 3/18/1957 You make me live again Johnnie Bailes instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Decca L 13688 4/12/1965 Washboard blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13689 4/12/1965 Loveless love Pete Fountain instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13690 4/12/1965 Dippermouth blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13691 4/12/1965 Singin' the blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13692 4/12/1965 Bluesette Pete Fountain instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13693 4/12/1965 Blue Danube blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13694 4/12/1965 Miss Lucy Pete Fountain instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13695 4/12/1965 Fa so la blues Pete Fountain instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13696 4/12/1965 Rhapsody in blue Pete Fountain instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13697 4/12/1965 And the river keeps rollin' Pete Fountain instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca L 13698 4/12/1965 Mood indigo Pete Fountain instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 51-75 of 645 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bradley, Harold Ray," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201029.

Bradley, Harold Ray. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201029.

"Bradley, Harold Ray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201029

External Sources

Wikipedia: Harold Bradley (guitarist)

Discogs: Harold Ray Bradley

IMDb: Harold Ray Bradley

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Bradley, Harold (Guitarist) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93012474

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

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24790209

MusicBrainz: Harold Ray Bradley - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e2de67ca-ca5e-45c1-b124-271d8ca626ce

Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1510240 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1510240

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