The Nashville A-Team
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In 2007, The Nashville A-Team was inducted into the [[Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum]] in Nashville.{{cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Calvin |title=Unsung Heroes Honored at Musicians Hall of Fame Induction |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1575159/unsung-heroes-honored-at-musicians-hall-of-fame-induction/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129003455/http://www.cmt.com/news/1575159/unsung-heroes-honored-at-musicians-hall-of-fame-induction/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 29, 2016 |website=CMT.com |access-date=September 23, 2021 |date=November 7, 2007}} The inductees included [[Harold Bradley (guitarist)|Harold Bradley]], [[Floyd Cramer]], [[Pete Drake]], [[Ray Edenton]], [[Hank Garland]], [[Buddy Harman]], [[Tommy Jackson (musician)|Tommy Jackson]], [[Grady Martin]], [[Charlie McCoy]], [[Bob Moore (musician)|Bob Moore]], [[Boots Randolph]], [[Hargus "Pig" Robbins]], and [[Jerry Kennedy]].{{cite magazine|last=Nicholson|first=Jessica|title=Nashville A-Team Bassist Bob Moore Dies at 88|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/bob-moore-dead-nashville-a-team-bassist-bob-moore-dies-88-9634860/|magazine=Billboard|date=23 September 2021|access-date=14 May 2024}} |
In 2007, The Nashville A-Team was inducted into the [[Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum]] in Nashville.{{cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Calvin |title=Unsung Heroes Honored at Musicians Hall of Fame Induction |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1575159/unsung-heroes-honored-at-musicians-hall-of-fame-induction/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129003455/http://www.cmt.com/news/1575159/unsung-heroes-honored-at-musicians-hall-of-fame-induction/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 29, 2016 |website=CMT.com |access-date=September 23, 2021 |date=November 7, 2007}} The inductees included [[Harold Bradley (guitarist)|Harold Bradley]], [[Floyd Cramer]], [[Pete Drake]], [[Ray Edenton]], [[Hank Garland]], [[Buddy Harman]], [[Tommy Jackson (musician)|Tommy Jackson]], [[Grady Martin]], [[Charlie McCoy]], [[Bob Moore (musician)|Bob Moore]], [[Boots Randolph]], [[Hargus "Pig" Robbins]], and [[Jerry Kennedy]].{{cite magazine|last=Nicholson|first=Jessica|title=Nashville A-Team Bassist Bob Moore Dies at 88|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/bob-moore-dead-nashville-a-team-bassist-bob-moore-dies-88-9634860/|magazine=Billboard|date=23 September 2021|access-date=14 May 2024}} |
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In later years, the original core was gradually succeeded by a new generations of elite session musicians. Because the A-Team designation was never formally constituted, the transition occurred without a clearly defined boundary. Similar situations developed in other music centers where studio groups in Memphis, Detroit, and Los Angeles |
In later years, the original core was gradually succeeded by a new generations of elite session musicians. Because the A-Team designation was never formally constituted, the transition occurred without a clearly defined boundary. Similar situations developed in other music centers where studio groups in Memphis, Detroit, and Los Angeles created the sounds fans grew to identify with singers or bands.{{cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Peter |title=Awards Show Honors Musicians Who Make the Stars Sound Good |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/278600323/ |access-date=April 26, 2026 |volume=103 |publisher=The Tennessean |date=November 26, 2007 |page=D–1}} |
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They are similar to their West Coast counterpart who became known (after the fact) as the [[The Wrecking Crew (music)|Wrecking Crew]]. Some members of the Nashville A-Team were also subsequently or previously members of the Wrecking Crew. They backed dozens of popular singers, including [[Elvis Presley]], [[Eddy Arnold]], [[Patsy Cline]], [[Jim Reeves]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Moon Mullican]], [[Jerry Lee Lewis]], [[Brenda Lee]], and others.Sanjek, Russell. (1988), ''American Popular Music and Its Business: the first four hundred years'', Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|0-19-504311-1}} |
They are similar to their West Coast counterpart who became known (after the fact) as the [[The Wrecking Crew (music)|Wrecking Crew]]. Some members of the Nashville A-Team were also subsequently or previously members of the Wrecking Crew. They backed dozens of popular singers, including [[Elvis Presley]], [[Eddy Arnold]], [[Patsy Cline]], [[Jim Reeves]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Moon Mullican]], [[Jerry Lee Lewis]], [[Brenda Lee]], and others.Sanjek, Russell. (1988), ''American Popular Music and Its Business: the first four hundred years'', Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|0-19-504311-1}} |
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