RCA Studio B, Nashville: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

RCA Studio B is a recording studio at 1611 Roy Acuff Place on Nashville's Music Row, operational from 1957 to 1977 and responsible for over 35,000 recordings, including more than 1,000 hit singles. Elvis Presley recorded over 200 songs here, including Are You Lonesome Tonight and It's Now or Never, using the studio's signature reverb chamber built into a stairwell. Chet Atkins and Owen Bradley developed the Nashville Sound in this room, blending country instrumentation with pop string arrangements. The studio is now a museum operated by the Country Music Hall of Fame, accessible only by guided tour. is just one of many options in Nashville. Major attractions worth considering include Bluebird Cafe, Johnny Cash Museum, and Nashville Parthenon.