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Designed and built later than Bradley Studios' Quonset hut studio and RCA Studio B, Studio A's gym-sized room, large enough to house choirs, orchestras, string sections and a live band, was specifically designed by
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for his Grand Victor Sound company and became also known as Ben's Place. He leased the building for twelve years. Folds rented out parts of the building to other artists, such as
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to more easily facilitate recording the large ensembles needed to create the Nashville Sound. Today, it is the last remaining of only three Volkmann-designed rooms of this size.
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produced studio recordings in the Nashville Sound style, a sophisticated style characterized by background vocals and strings. The Nashville Sound both revived the popularity of
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The studio grounds passed through multiple owners until in 2014 when the building’s existence was threatened with demolition by a local developer to make way for condominiums.
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The efforts to save RCA Studio A led to a more consolidated, dedicated and collaborative effort to preserve the musical history and promote creativity within
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music and helped establish Nashville's reputation as an international recording center, with these three studios at the center of what would become known as
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The building was continuously used by RCA until January 1977, when they closed their Nashville offices and sold their properties located on
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Chuck Elcan and Aubrey Preston to collectively purchase the building, which became paramount to preserving its historic significance.
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and the Nashville area. It also led to the establishment of grassroots preservationist organizations such as the
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Studio A was built in 1965 at its original address of 806 17th Avenue South. The studio was based on the ideas of
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At this time, Ben Folds gathered regional and professional support, enabling
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until 1977. Despite its name, Studio A is actually newer than the adjacent
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which was built in 1956. Studios A and B were collectively referred to as
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Notable artists who recorded songs at Studio A include:
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Javelina Recording Studios
RCA Building
NBC Studios
RCA Victor Studio A

Nashville, Tennessee
Coordinates
36°08′59″N 86°47′35″W / 36.1496°N 86.7930°W / 36.1496; -86.7930
recording studio
Nashville, Tennessee
Chet Atkins
Owen Bradley
Harold Bradley
RCA Studio B
production
sound engineering
Nashville Sound
National Register of Historic Places
Low Country Sound
Dave Cobb
Chet Atkins
Owen Bradley
Harold Bradley
RCA Records
RCA Studio B
RCA Victor Nashville Sound Studios
Music Row
Ben Folds
Jamey Johnson
Curb Records

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