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 551-575 of 627 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 13281	2/10/1965	Sweet Leilani	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13282	2/10/1965	The moon of Manakoora	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13283	2/10/1965	Song of the islands	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13284	2/11/1965	Keep your eyes on the hands	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13285	2/11/1965	Hawaiian bells	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13286	2/11/1965	Little brown gal	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13287	2/11/1965	On the beach at Waikiki	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13288	2/12/1965	Aloha Oe	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13289	2/12/1965	Thirty thousand feet over Denver	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13290	2/12/1965	Betsy the cow	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13830	12/17/1965	It's another world	The Wilburn Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13831	12/17/1965	The Knoxville girl	The Wilburn Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13832	12/17/1965	Hunt the coon tonight	Harold Morrison	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13833	12/17/1965	The home you're tearin' down	Loretta Lynn	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13834	12/17/1965	There's gonna be some changes made around here	Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13835	12/17/1965	The legend of the big river train	The Wilburn Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13836	12/17/1965	Bring me back my heart	The Wilburn Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13837	12/17/1965	Look who's lonely	Loretta Lynn	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13838	12/17/1965	All I have for you, Mom	The Wilburn Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13839	12/17/1965	You'll never get a better chance	Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13840	12/17/1965	Hey Mr. Bluebird-1	Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13841	12/17/1965	Making plans	Ernest Tubb ; The Wilburn Brothers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13848	12/22/1965	I can't quit cigarettes	Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr.	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13849	12/22/1965	Lost highway	Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr.	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 13850	12/22/1965	The good things outweigh the sad	Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr.	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 551-575 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

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MusicBrainz: Harold Ray Bradley - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e2de67ca-ca5e-45c1-b124-271d8ca626ce

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1510240

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