- Harold Bradley
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Name = Harold Bradley
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Birth_name = Harold Bradley
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Born =January 2 ,1926
Nashville, Tennessee
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Instrument =guitar
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Occupation =Guitarist
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Associated_acts =Patsy Cline ,Roy Orbison ,Elvis Presley , many others
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Notable_instruments =Harold Bradley (b. Jan. 2, 1926,
Nashville ,Tennessee ) is an American country guitarist.Harold played
banjo as a child but switched to guitar at the insistence of his elder brother,Owen Bradley . Owen got Harold a spot touring withErnest Tubb while Harold was still in high school. After graduation, Harold attendedGeorge Peabody College inNashville , studying music and accompanying singers at theGrand Ole Opry .Owen and Harold built the
Castle Recording Studio , Nashville's earliest recording studio, in the late 1940s. Harold enjoyed frequent work as asession musician into the 1970s, performing on hundreds of albums by country stars such asPatsy Cline ,Willie Nelson ,Roy Orbison , andElvis Presley . He also playedbass guitar on record, initiating the "tic-tac" method of bass muting.Bradley was inducted into the
Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006.References
* [http://wc09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hcfwxqu5ldde~T1 Harold Bradley] at
Allmusic ee also
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The Nashville A-Team
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