HNI Tour of Historic Columbia Studios A and B

Come join HNI for a guided tour of historic Music Row studios on Saturday, May 24!

We will visit Columbia Studios A and B (formerly known as the Quonset Hut), which was the first commercial recording studio on Music Row, and now part of Belmont University’s Curb School of Entertainment and Music Business. Coincidentally, this HNI tour will be on the date of Bob Dylan’s birthday, and he recorded three albums there. The studio produced hundreds of hits by artists including Johnny Cash, Conway Twitty, Patsy Cline, Red Foley, Brenda Lee, Marty Robbins, Sonny James, Roy Acuff, Buddy Holly, and others. Quonset Hut Studio was the nickname given to Bradley Studios in 1954 by Harold and Owen Bradley. This studio was the genesis of what would later become known as Music Row.

Tour guides will be:

• Host and moderator Mike Porter, Facilities Manager at Belmont University
• Garth Shaw, the former road manager for Kenny Rogers
• Brian Mansfield, Music City historian and past HNI president

Parking is available out front on street, or along Music Circle South (side street) as well as in the alley behind with sign noting parking for Belmont School of Music.

This is a free event exclusively for HNI members, and tickets and membership are required. Memberships can be purchased or renewed on our website at historicnashvilleinc.org/get-involved/membership.