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Sun Jan 2, 2022, 08:01 AM Jan 2022

On this day, January 2, 1926, country music session musician Harold Bradley was born.

Hat tip, This Day in Country Music

January 2nd: On this day

1926

Born on this day was Harold Bradley, American country and pop guitarist. As a session musician into the 1970s, he performed on hundreds of albums by country stars such as Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley and Slim Whitman. Bradley was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006. He died on January 31st 2019 age 93.

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Harold Bradley

Born: January 2, 1926; Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died: January 31, 2019 (aged 93); Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.

Associated acts: Ernest Tubb, Red Foley, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Brenda Lee, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Bill Chinnock, The Everly Brothers, Slim Whitman, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson

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.

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