RCA Studio B

   As we move on to Atlanta, it is time to wrap up our visit to Nashville. Included in our visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame, was a side trip to the famous RCA Studio B - "where a 1000 hits were recorded." Our very energetic, music enthusiast guide, George, delighted us with lots of historic information about the building, along with snipits of some of the many songs recorded here (all of which were part of Lori's and my formative years). In addition to being a great attraction, this was a wonderful walk down memory lane for us. We not only got to stand on some of the exact spots that music's most famous stars (including Chet Akins, Roy Orbitson, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Dolly Parton, and many more) recorded their songs, but also sat at the original studio piano that has been here since the beginning. What a great time!

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The unremarkable looking ( from the outside) RCA Studio B...."where a 1000 hits were recorded."

Studio B plaques at the lobby entrance provide some interesting information about the building.

The control room's mixing board looks into the recording studio.

Some of the many records Elvis recorded here are displayed in the lobby.

The recording studio has been restored to look exactly as it did during its heyday.

During one recording session, Elvis apparently became frustrated at how things were progressing and took it out on this cabinet. The studio decided to never fix it.

Old photo of the Everly Brothers recording one of their songs. The acoustics in this room were so precise that specific points were marked on the floor for the sounds that the recording engineers and the artists wanted for a particular song.

Our energetic tour guide George, accommodated the group by taking individual pictures of us at the studio piano.

...and here we are sitting at this historic original studio B piano.