HAROLD BRADLEY
PROLIFIC is the word to describe veteran guitarist Harold Ray Bradley. In December 1990, Bradley was elected President of the 3,500 member Nashville Association of Musicians Local 257 of the American Federation of Musicians. A Life Member, Bradley has been active in the Nashville Local for many years.
Harold Bradley was the first president of NARAS' Nashville chapter and continues as a member of the Grammy organization's Board of Governors. In December 1991, Harold Bradley marks his 45th year as a studio musician. He was part of the original "A Team" of Nashville superpickers, one of those John Sebastian immortalized in his song "Nashville Cats." Harold Bradley can be heard on some of Elvis Presley's records and movie soundtracks as well as those of such entertainers as Perry Como, Joan Baez, Buddy Holly, Ivory Joe Hunter, Pee Wee King, George Morgan, Hank Williams, Burl Ives, Henry Mancini, Connie Francis, George Beverly Shea, Hank Snow, Jim Reeves, Charley Pride, Leon Russell, The Everly Brothers, Gene Watson, Marty Robbins, Freddie Hart, Conway Twitty, Jean Stafford and Roy Clark.
Harold played guitars and was session leader on Jean's first American session that Netted a No. 1 hit (A Woman's work is never Done) and with the other tracks from that session, going on to become Platinum for her.
Jean and Hal have remained friends since that first session and visit when ever
Jean is in town.
