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  
(Results 1-25 of 645 records)

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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