Preserve Nashville Member Event: Columbia Studio A & The Quonset Hut Tour
Sat, Aug 08
|Columbia Studio A
Join Preserve Nashville for a rare behind-the-scenes tour of Columbia Studio A and the legendary Quonset Hut with historian Mike Porter. Through stories, historic images, and recordings played in the very rooms where they were made, explore the origins of Music Row and the artists who defined it.
Time & Location
Aug 08, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Columbia Studio A, 34 Music Square E, Nashville, TN 37203
About the event
Join Preserve Nashville for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of historic Columbia Studio A and the legendary Quonset Hut with longtime studio historian Mike Porter.
Through historic photographs, firsthand stories, and recordings played inside the very rooms where they were made, discover how this remarkable site became the birthplace of what would later become known as Music Row. Learn about the vision of Owen and Harold Bradley, the evolution of Nashville’s recording industry, and the artists whose recordings helped shape American music.
The tour begins in Columbia Studio A, where Mike will share the history of the property and how this corner of Nashville evolved into the heart of Music Row. Guests will then move into the historic Quonset Hut to hear the stories behind legendary recordings while listening to excerpts of songs recorded in the space by artists including Brenda Lee, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, George Jones and Tammy Wynette,…