Castle Recording Laboratory

Castle Recording Laboratory
IndustryRecording studio
FoundedNashville, Tennessee, U.S. (1946 (1946))
FounderCarl Jenkins, George Reynolds, Aaron Shelton
Defunct1956 (1956)
FateClosed
Headquarters
Nashville, Tennessee
,
U.S.
Number of locations
1

Castle Recording Laboratory (also referred to as Castle Studio, or The Castle) was a recording studio established in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1946 by WSM broadcast engineers Carl Jenkins, George Reynolds and Aaron Shelton. The Castle was Nashville's first commercial recording studio, producing close to half of the songs on the country music charts between 1947 and 1955.[1] Castle Studio was where Hank Williams recorded almost exclusively for his entire career,[2][3] and Paul Cohen and Owen Bradley recorded artists like Ernest Tubb, Red Foley, Kitty Wells, and Webb Pierce before Bradley co-founded Bradley Studios.[4]

  1. ^ Blevins, Charlene. "Hank Williams – "Lovesick Blues" – Castle Studios – Nashville, Tennessee (1948)". Paste Media Group. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ Turpen, Brian. "Hank's Historical Marker in Cincinnati and the Herzog Studio". Hank Williams Books. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
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