David Kulka wrote on Mon, 21 February 2005 20:52 |
...I wonder if you would grace us with a brief history of the Memphis studios -- just 2 or 3 paragraphs? Was there a lot of interaction between Stax and Hi? You have mentioned Ardent, when were those 3 facilities built? Are any of them still operating, what became of them? |
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Now, Dave Harrison wasn't really part of the Memphis scene, but this seems as good a place as any to talk about him. I know that he was a sax player, and then worked at King Records in Cincinnati -- he is credited as engineer on a few James Brown albums. Later of course he teamed up with Jeep Harned at MCI, then went his own way, founding Harrison in Nashville and competing with MCI. Harrison became (or was bought by...not sure) GLW, who is still around and producing massive consoles. (Saw a new Harrison at Universal the other day with 300 inputs, must have been about 40 feet long...yikes.) |
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Dave Harrison dropped by United/Western once or twice in the 70's when the rooms were being upgraded with his desks and I recall seeing him at an AES. He's gone now, but I wonder if anyone here knew him well, or could offer more on his background and career. |