First Call Session players to discuss historic RCA Studio “B”

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
October 22, 2007

NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 16, 2007 - The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum brings its celebration of Historic RCA Studio B’s 50th anniversary to a close with two programs on November 10: The panel discussion “The Boys Who Made the Noise: Veteran Studio Musicians Remember RCA Studio B”; and a special performance by Jason Coleman and Meagan Taylor. Both programs are included with Museum admission and are free to Museum members.

“The Boys Who Made the Noise,” which will begin at noon in the Museum’s Ford Theater, will feature four first-call session players whose contributions were essential to Studio B’s reputation as a hit factory: Country Music Hall of Fame member and ace guitarist Harold Bradley; rhythm guitar stalwart Ray Edenton; bass player extraordinaire Bob Moore; and piano master Hargus “Pig” Robbins. Attendees can expect these veterans to share insights about the recording process and the singers, producers, and engineers they teamed with in building Nashville’s fame as Music City U.S.A. Museum Senior Historian John Rumble will moderate the program. Following its conclusion, the panelists will sign autographs in the Museum Store.

At 3 p.m., Jason Coleman, pianist and grandson of Country Music Hall of Fame member Floyd Cramer, and Meagan Taylor, guitarist and great-niece of Hall of Famer Chet Atkins, will take the Ford Theater stage for a special performance. Coleman and Taylor will perform songs from their new album, Legacy, which was recorded at Historic RCA Studio B. The record’s title references their familial musical traditions and the legendary studio that housed the recording session. In this program, Coleman and Taylor will also discuss their heritage and comment on the experience of recording in a renowned studio. Following the performance, they will sign autographs in the Museum Store.

Attendees of either Studio B program will receive a voucher allowing them to tour Studio B for only $5 on any date in 2007 (Museum members will receive a voucher allowing them to tour Studio B at no charge). Visitors will hear recordings created in the studio and tales from the building’s illustrious past. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the daily tours depart from the Museum’s main entrance on the half hour beginning at 10:30 a.m., with the last one departing at 2:30 p.m. During the remainder of the year, Studio B tours are offered hourly between 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and every half hour from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Historic RCA Studio B is the Home of 1,000 Hits, where superstars like Eddy Arnold, Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Charley Pride, and many others recorded some of American music’s most enduring songs. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum began operating Studio B as a historic site in 1977, and in 1996 restored the primary studio area to its original look. Beginning in the fall of 2003, facilitated by the philanthropy of the Mike Curb Family Foundation, Belmont University students began using Studio B as a workshop for completing recording projects, a partnership that also supports the Museum’s educational programs. Through the Museum, educational tours and recording opportunities staffed by both organizations are offered to students, arts organizations, educational institutions and visitors.

More information about the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is available at www.countrymusichalloffame.com.

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