The Scene Nashville: RCA Studio A

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2 жыл бұрын

In this episode of The Scene, Gibson TV host Mark Agnesi heads to Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee, to visit RCA Studio A, a studio founded by country music icon Chet Atkins and a hallowed destination on the National Register of Historic Places.
Founded in 1964 by Chet Atkins, RCA Studio A has played a huge part in the evolution and popularity of the Nashville sound and the entire country music genre. Join Mark as he chats with GRAMMY Award-winning producer Dave Cobb about the studio’s design, layout, and connection to so many great artists. As Dave tells it, the studio was conceived as a more communal recording space where players and musicians can occupy the same room and play face to face, lending a more relaxed and rehearsal-like vibe to sessions. Well, that, and the nicely appointed and fully stocked bar doesn’t hurt either. So much music history has taken place in Studio A that it’s not hard to imagine putting your ear to the walls and hearing the distant echoes of sessions past by the likes of Elvis, The Beach Boys, or Dolly Parton. And today, the tradition continues as artists continue to flock here to tap into the mojo of Studio A.
Of course, no visit to a recording studio by Mark Agnesi would be complete without a discussion about guitars, and Dave is more than happy to oblige as he shows off some of his personal faves like his beloved ES-330s and SGs.
For more information about the legacy of RCA Studio A, visit Dave Cobb’s website www.davecobbproducer.com/rcastudioa.
The Scene is a Gibson TV Original Series hosted by Mark Agnesi, who traverses the country to discover and recognize the music landmarks that help shape the music scenes of cities across America.
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@robertcobb3615 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up on Music City row - 1516 Villa place - We would check out the recording artist in the neighborhood late at night and early morning riding around in their fancy cars. I remember Bobby Goldsboro and a few other country artist . There were publishing houses and recording studios all over this Edgehill district of Nashville and most people had no clue what was going on. Night Time is the Right time!!!! Cobb

@Barry101er 2 жыл бұрын

Chet-he is missed. I love those Chet & Jerry recordings (recorded there I beleive)

@LeeOwen3 2 жыл бұрын

I worked in the RCA building in the 90's. Great to see this video.

@jimwoodard64 2 жыл бұрын

Loved that record collection. Brought a tear to my eye seeing all of those old records dad would play and help me appreciate.

@mattwoodland5433 2 жыл бұрын

Cobb is keeping real music alive!

@ardiris2715 2 жыл бұрын

"I am not a historian of the Nashville sound," with an Orange halfstack sitting in the background. I like that. Thanks for asking about the financial status, Mark. That was one of the first questions that popped into my head when the video started. This series just keeps getting better. (:

@johnlennonade5869 2 жыл бұрын

Gibson owns orange

@ardiris2715 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnlennonade5869 I know. LOL

@nathanielvargas3863 3 ай бұрын

@@johnlennonade5869not since 1997

@valuedhumanoid6574 2 жыл бұрын

I watched a video of Chickenfoot recording with Sammy Hagar they do everything as a group in the same room at the same time. And he said the same thing about the mojo of being able to see as well as hear the other instruments. They have plexiglass dividers between the mics so the bleed is reduced, but having the kick drum mic get a little of the bass and guitar actually thickens things up and makes it fatter and bigger sounding. Of course there's going to be overdubs but Sammy said they usually will run through a track once to work out the changes and then the first take is usually the one they go with, even if there's a minor glitch or other mistake, as long as it's not too bad they just roll with it. That's why legendary songs like Bohemian Rhapsody are so perfect, because the humanity hasn't been Autotuned and quantized out of existence. The take is the take.

@philcory5043 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! What a legendary list of Artists and an Awesome Space! It must be an overwhelming experience to record there. 😎

@turretstudios9907 2 жыл бұрын

This new series is awesome. That studio is just gorgeous

@NoUseForAName0626 2 жыл бұрын

Such a great video!! I love this series that Gibson and Mark is doing. I'd also really like to have one of those Gibson T-shirts but for $70 😳😳😳 I like the entire Gibson Aviator Nation collection but it's just to expensive..

@mungokitty68 2 жыл бұрын

Such a good episode. Thank you.

@shawnreese6538 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I really loved the coverage of the space and console. Seeing the amps and axes also!

@timothycormier3494 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool!! Thanks mark! Thank you Gibson!!

@rdmkeytohwy 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic interview. This RCA Studios A and B are both iconic and Dave Cobb is certainly on a roll with the artists and albums he is producing. And he is letting bands play in the same room and make a unique sound. Not to the detriment of the quality of the tracks but making them better. I would love to spend a day with the guy and just hang, pick his brain, and watch him work. Such a good series and this might be the best one yet. Way to go Mark and crew…..keep them comin’!

@dainhuston Жыл бұрын

Dude I could hang out all day in my little home recording room is a framed cover of Chet Atkinson work shop auto graph to my Dad & I to Dain & Larry Chet Atkinson C.G.P.

@SuperKintyre 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see Studio B mainly because I worked with Roy Orbison & became really good friends with him during our shows together-to see where all those great recording artist did their magic would mean so much to me-as a kid growing up,I had all of their 45’s then the rest was history for me,I became a mad rock n roll singer/ guitar player.

@blackiewheeler4706 2 жыл бұрын

This is the real deal and cornerstone of Nashville. Old Chet knew what he was doing when he started this and the amount of talent that has flowed through here is mind boggling. Great video !

@sesa1076 2 жыл бұрын

Love this. Focus on more country stuff while/since you’re in Nashville and I{ll tune in. A little Dai ice though: Part of what we loved about you (Mark) on guitar of the day was the emotional/human aspect. When you played “Halo” instrumental fir Jen, it felt like love, and made (some of) us well up. When you shouted out birthdays to folks who were having hard times or good times or neither, it was nice. And of course when Tom died, everyone cried. I think your humanity needs to shine through on this channel too. You were so great as the reluctant feeler who felt nonetheless. Peace.

@trentflynn6568 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mark, Dave, and, Gibson!

@leesloan8216 2 жыл бұрын

Chet was once asked " what is the Nashville sound" and he put his hand in his pocket and shook a handful of coins!...................

@graemero5532 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mark & Gibson. top notch viewing

@teddnagurski5583 2 жыл бұрын

Shout out to Ben Folds for preserving the studio when he was the owner.

@davidkellymitchell4747 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely! Ben and his friends saved it.

@DCReal93 Жыл бұрын

Always mention this place on my tours of Nashville when I work. I could talk for hours about this place but always mention folds and company saving it!

@shawncallahan5685 2 жыл бұрын

another great one!

@MikeJohnsonsTube 2 жыл бұрын

I used to drive past RCA throughout my life, until moving to California after my retirement from MTSU over 10 years ago! Such a rich history filled with with historical stories! I actually spent time in all the studios on music row! Thankful I discovered my love for music, especially the guitar in the 70's in The Music City ♥️ #MikeJohnsonJazz #Gibson

@johnlennonade5869 2 жыл бұрын

I have visited the RCA studio B where Elvis recorded it is a pretty neat place

@joshhansen763 2 жыл бұрын

good lord I just want those black chairs and the orange pillow chairs lol

@davegreeley 2 жыл бұрын

Thnx for sharing.

@chrisrose5740 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous

@deanallen927 2 жыл бұрын

Really nice video. I wish they would have demonstrated how one guitar track would be recorded in that room. I've been conditioned as a musician by many albums recorded in that room since I was a toddler in the early sixties.

@stevehughes1510 2 жыл бұрын

So good to see this and hear how the studio was saved from demolition. One day hopefully in the near future I'll travel to Nashville and visit all the great places and the CS if that should ever open up for tours. Thanks Mark and Gibson, great stuff.

@chrisdunnettmusic 2 жыл бұрын

Better hurry...things are falling by the way side every day here :(

@stevehughes1510 2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisdunnettmusic Closing down?

@chrisdunnettmusic 2 жыл бұрын

@@stevehughes1510 no just that developers keep tearing down all the history here and what made Nashville "Nashville ". There's very little "Music " left on Music Row

@chrisdunnettmusic 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing this! Mark, I met you a couple of months ago at the Gibson Garage here when you invited us folks from Sam Ash (where I teach Guitar) over. This was really cool as oddly I have not been in Studio A, only Studio B. I do recall well when the developers were trying to knock it down, as they have half of Music Row already, and SO glad Ben Folds and Sharon stepped in to save it. Thanks again for doing this video.

@alexandrealves537 2 жыл бұрын

Great work, Gibson channel. Dave cobb recently produced dylan leblanc's album "renegade" inside this fantastic studio. I'd love to be there to record a session

@rareform6747 2 жыл бұрын

Always great channel !

@James_RC 2 жыл бұрын

That watermelon red 🍉🤤 Love The Scene - thanks guys

@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@dennismullins4930 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent ☮️

@malcolmadams2105 Жыл бұрын

Well it’s on my list of neat recording spaces for large jam style recording. Cheers from Utah.

@troyheffernan1261 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent

@11calman 2 жыл бұрын

Nice take

@11calman 2 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work mate, 50/60 yrs time there won't be much left of this wonderful Era

@normcorecowboy6863 2 жыл бұрын

The most impressive aspect of the Nashville sound was the work schedule! 4 3-hour sessions a day. That’s no small feat

@donnewton415 2 жыл бұрын

Just going to throw this out there: Now that Gibson has brought Mesa into the fold, they need to look for a space to put all their equipment to use. If this studio (again) falls into financial problems, JC needs to come to the rescue. I'd be fun to watch Mark work in a studio. . .

@bernardhossmoto 2 жыл бұрын

Great!

@Jesse-xi5tf 2 жыл бұрын

Killer studio.

@johnviera3884 4 ай бұрын

wow. that’s the man and the place

@loyelgray4914 2 жыл бұрын

Station inn Nashville's finest

@roberteberhart1139 2 жыл бұрын

I want his job. And there's a bar there too.

@bwilson4030 2 жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@SexyplexiGT 3 ай бұрын

Church berry had the first rock n roll hit...

@juanorolc8077 2 жыл бұрын

Please regalen cualquier gibson que tengan tirada es un dream

@nathanielvargas3863 2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad to see Mark Agnesi

@nathanielvargas3863 3 ай бұрын

It’s been two years and I’m still glad to see Mark Agnesi.

@deanallen927 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, was part of Harvest recorded in this room? Where Neil met Ben Keith?

@turdferguson3855 2 жыл бұрын

Watch his rig rundown for the gear.

@tomokra 2 жыл бұрын

Mark still has moments when it really looks like he is making a hostage video.

@MichaelRLewis1959 2 жыл бұрын

So glad mark finally retired that leather jacket.

@gibsonguitar 2 жыл бұрын

It’s seasonal

@ohiogrwn 2 жыл бұрын

Keep it real Mark, you know that SG was poopy brown.

@PlatinumBlack90038 2 жыл бұрын

I’ll skip the 1990s too. LOL!

@chrisdunnettmusic 2 жыл бұрын

LOL DITTO!

@zakklee2556 2 жыл бұрын

Who's Nash?

@justinbradfield6499 2 жыл бұрын

Wow what a history lesson !!!!!! I dont know about yall but it rubbed me the wrong way when the studio head didnt hand Mark the guitars !!!!????? Are u kidding me ??? He's handled alot more shit than that Gibson SG that u say is famous ????????