Bossa Nova Goes To Nashville - Harold Bradley

Bossa Nova Goes To Nashville
Harold Bradley And His Guitar And Orchestra
Produced by Don Law and Frank Jones
Cover Art by Charmatz
Columbia CS 8814
1963

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From the back cover: If his name is not well known to the public, probably the reason is that the quiet young man does nothing to call attention to himself – except pick some of the greatest guitar ever heard. On the other hand, he has passed the critical scrutiny of some of the music world's greatest names. Anita Bryant, Red Foley, Burl Ives, Brook Benton, Patti Page, Brenda Lee, the Everly Brothers, Teresa Brewer, Ann-Margaret, Connie Francis, Ray Anthony – all of whom have used Bradley's talents on their recordings time and again.

Harold has been playing professionally since he was fifteen years old but a choice of careers wasn't easy for him. While he was still in high school, the Chicago Cubs offered him a professional baseball contract, but he turned it down for music. Like his many admires since, he has never regretted his decision. Although he comes from a musical family (Owen Bradley, the well-known guitarist, is his brother) and majored in music at Peabody College, Harold is a self-taught guitarist. Today, he is an integral part of Music City, and the greatest tribute to his talent comes from the musicians themselves: everybody in Nashville has a favorite guitar player, but for those few favored instrumentalists, the choice is indisputably Harold Bradley.

In his few hours of leisure, Bradley, with his wife and too small daughters, enjoys water-skiing, bowling and ice-skating. As for his hobby – it's classical guitar – Bob Tubert

From Billboard - March 30, 1963: Bossa Nova and Nashville may represent an unlikely pairing of sounds and styles, but if nothing else, this album proves the durability of the writing being done in Nashville today. It also highlights the fine guitar work of Harold Bradley as a lead man, rather than in his more familiar role as a guitar player on vocal disk dates. Working with chorus and horns with rhythm, Bradley does "Ruby Ann," Marry Ann Regrets," "Wolverton Mountain," "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "Devil Woman," all solid tracks, among others.

Devil Woman
Born To Lose
Wolverton Mountain
Your Cheatin' Heart
Mary Ann Regrets
Release Me
I Can't Stop Loving You
Ruby Ann
Walk On By
Little Bitty Tear
Rambling Rose
You Are My Sunshine