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 426-450 of 627 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 11908	2/12/1962	Your cheatin' heart	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11909	2/13/1962	That's my desire	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11910	2/13/1962	Half as much	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11911	2/15/1962	Lonely street	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11912	2/15/1962	Anytime	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11913	2/15/1962	You were only fooling	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11914	2/15/1962	I can't help it	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11928	2/28/1962	You're stronger than me	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11929	2/28/1962	When I get through with you	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11930	2/28/1962	Imagine that	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11931	2/28/1962	So wrong	Patsy Cline	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12058	5/11/1962	Then came you	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12059	5/11/1962	Just between old sweethearts	Bobby Helms	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12089	5/26/1962	The same old hurt	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12090	5/26/1962	Wishin' she was here (instead of me)	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12091	5/26/1962	Busted	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12092	5/26/1962	Poor boy in a rich man's town	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12093	5/26/1962	Mary Ann regrets	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12094	5/26/1962	Billy bayou	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12095	5/29/1962	The moon is high	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12096	5/29/1962	Green turtle	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12097	5/29/1962	Bury the bottle with me	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12098	5/29/1962	The blizzard	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12106	6/8/1962	Trouble	The Kalin Twins	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 12107	6/8/1962	It's just terrible	The Kalin Twins	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 426-450 of 627 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bradley, Harold Ray," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201029.

Bradley, Harold Ray. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201029.

"Bradley, Harold Ray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 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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