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Description
Title
RCA
Studio
A:
interior
view
recording
studio
Creator(s)
Eatherly
,
Brad
,
photographer
Date
2015
Coverage
2010-2019
Property name
RCA Studio A
Additional property name
RCA
Victor
Studios
Building
Date of construction
1964
Property type
Studio
Community Name
Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Description
Color
photograph
of a
large
,
three-story
,
recording
studio
room
with
three
grand
pianos
, an
electronic
keyboard
, a
small
upright
piano
, and
various
mike
stands
,
along
with an
oriental
carpet
,
bookcases
,
lamps
, and a
large
statue
of a
seated
dog
on the
parquet
wood
flooring
. The
walls
have
three
convex
wood
panels
disposed
horizontally
and
tilted
inward
to
deflect
sound
downward
. There are
six
large
modern
chandeliers
suspended
from the
ceiling
.
Historical Notes
The
RCA
Victor
Studios
Building
was
built
in
1964-65
along
Nashville's
Music
Row
by
W.B
.
Cambron
and
Company
at the
urging
of
Chet
Atkins
and
brothers
Owen
and
Harold
Bradley
.
Studio
A,
inside
the
building
,
is
a
large
rectangle
that
is
virtually
intact
from
it's
original
construction
date
. The
room
measures
75
'
x
45
'
x
25
' and
is
three
stories
high
. A
control
room
abuts
the
studio
.
Many
musicians
,
including
The
Monkees
,
Joe
Cocker
,
Leon
Russell
,
Waylon
Jennings
,
Dolly
Parton
,
Tony
Bennett
,
George
Strait
, The
Beach
Boys
,
William
Shatner
,
George
Jones
,
Jewel
, and
Willie
Nelson
, have
recorded
at the
studio.Chandeliers
were
installed
circa
1974
at the
request
of
musicians
who
desired
the
studio
to be
more
classy
.
Subject-LCSH
Recording Studio
Subject-AAT
recording studios
music
Subject-TGM
Music
Studios
Type
Still image
Genre
Photograph
Copyright status
Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission.
Contributing Institution
Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use
Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
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