Harold Ray Bradley
Harold Ray Bradley (January 2, 1926 – January 31, 2019) was an American guitarist and entrepreneur, who was primarily a session musician who played on numerous country, rock and pop recordings, as well as producing numerous TV variety shows and movie soundtracks. Bradley having started as a musician in the 1940s, became part of a group of session players that became known as the Nashville A-Team and he is one of the most recorded guitarists in music history. Bradley worked closely with his older brother Owen, and in 1954 they established the Bradley Film and Recording Studio, later commonly referred to as the Quonset Hut Studio, which was the first music industry-related business in what is now known as Music Row. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Nashville (capital and largest city of Tennessee, United States), Died January 31, 2019 (Nashville (capital and largest city of Tennessee, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1972
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, electric guitar, electric bass
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 645 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | E0VB-5514 | 10-in. | 8/22/1950 | Confusin' | "Sister" Billie Rose Atkins ; Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins) | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | E0VB-5515 | 10-in. | 8/22/1950 | Music in my heart | "Sister" Billie Rose Atkins ; Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins) | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | E0VB-5516 | 10-in. | 8/23/1950 | I've got my share of trouble | Carter Sisters | Female vocal solo, with female vocal trio and string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | E0VB-5818 | 10-in. | 10/20/1950 | Station L-O-V-E signing off | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | E0VB-5819 | 10-in. | 10/20/1950 | One and one is two, baby | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | E0VB-5820 | 10-in. | 10/20/1950 | I've got the craziest feeling | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | E0VB-5821 | 10-in. | 10/20/1950 | Cranberry kisses and strawberry hugs | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | E0VB-5826 | 10-in. | 10/22/1950 | Someone else, not me | Anita Carter | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | E0VB-5827 | 10-in. | 10/22/1950 | Freight train blues | Anita Carter | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | E0VB-5828 | 10-in. | 10/22/1950 | Just you and I | Anita Carter | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | E0VB-5830 | 10-in. | 10/22/1950 | Let's sail away to heaven | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | E0VB-5831 | 10-in. | 10/22/1950 | It is no secret | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | E0VB-5832 | 10-in. | 10/22/1950 | Lost and found blues | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | E0VB-5837 | 10-in. | 10/23/1950 | It takes two of a kind (to make a pair) | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | E0VB-5838 | 10-in. | 10/23/1950 | My dearest, my darling | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D5AB-0494 | 10-in. | 7/9/1945 | Many tears ago | Eddy Arnold ; Tennessee Plowboys | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D5AB-0495 | 10-in. | 7/9/1945 | I walk alone | Eddy Arnold ; Tennessee Plowboys | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D6VB-1979 | 10-in. | 12/17/1946 | Texas Toni Lee | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D6VB-1980 | 10-in. | 12/17/1946 | Tennessee central no. 9 | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D6VB-1981 | 10-in. | 12/17/1946 | Southland polka | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | Male vocal ensemble, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D6VB-1982 | 10-in. | 12/17/1946 | Steel guitar rag | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0359 | 10-in. | 3/25/1947 | I hear you knockin' | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0360 | 10-in. | 3/25/1947 | Keep them cold icy fingers off of me | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0361 | 10-in. | 3/25/1947 | Don't feel sorry for me | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0362 | 10-in. | 3/25/1947 | Arkansas traveler | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | String band | instrumentalist, electric guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bradley, Harold Ray," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201029.
Bradley, Harold Ray. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201029.
"Bradley, Harold Ray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Harold Bradley (guitarist)
Discogs: Harold Ray Bradley
IMDb: Harold Ray Bradley
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LCNAR: Bradley, Harold (Guitarist) - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93012474
Wikidata: Harold Bradley (guitarist) - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5660145
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/24790209
MusicBrainz: Harold Bradley - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e2de67ca-ca5e-45c1-b124-271d8ca626ce
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1510240 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1510240
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