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 226-250 of 627 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 9937	7/20/1957	Tonight's the night	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9972	10/29/1957	Jingle bell rock	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9973	10/29/1957	Captain Santa Claus	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9999	11/18/1957	The blind's prayer	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10000	11/18/1957	X's from down in Texas	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10001	11/18/1957	Let a little sunshine in your heart	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10002	11/18/1957	There's a bluebird on your windowsill	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10043	12/14/1957	Teenage love is misery	Jerry Kennedy	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10044	12/14/1957	Oo-wee baby	Jerry Kennedy	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10054	12/22/1957	Love my lady	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10055	12/22/1957	Just a little someone	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10056	12/23/1957	Jacqueline	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10057	12/23/1957	Living in the shadow of the past	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10058	12/30/1957	Down Panama way	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10059	12/30/1957	Foreign love	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10060	12/30/1957	You'll come back	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10061	12/30/1957	A new love affair	Webb Pierce	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10081	1/20/1958	Sweet Willie	Barbara Allen	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10082	1/20/1958	From midnight till dawn	Barbara Allen	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10083	1/20/1958	Old enough to know better	Barbara Allen	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10131	2/18/1958	Sugar lips	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10132	2/18/1958	Rock it on down to my house	Justin Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10239	4/23/1958	Forget about him	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10240	4/23/1958	Borrowed dreams	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10247	4/29/1958	You don't have to be a baby to cry	Aubrey "Moon" Mullican	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 226-250 of 627 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bradley, Harold Ray," accessed November 10, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201029.

Bradley, Harold Ray. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201029.

"Bradley, Harold Ray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 November 2024.

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

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