Thursday, December 28, 2023

 BRADLEY'S BARN

Bradley's Barn

722 Benders Ferry Rd

Mt Juliet, TN

1965-1980

Following negotiations with Columbia Records in NYC, Owen and Harold sold their "Quonset Hut" studio for $300,000 in February 1962.   Although Owen no longer owned the property on 16th Ave, he continued to produce his artists there up until renovations were complete on a barn near his lake home in Mount Juliet, Tenn., where he planned to create a new state of art recording facility.

"Bradley's Barn" opened its doors for business in early 1966 and proved as successful as the "Hut", cranking out hit recordings up until it was destroyed by a fire on October 20, 1980.

In 1981, Owen had rebuilt his studio on a smaller scale.  Many notable recordings were made here until its closure following Mr. Bradley's death in 1998.