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Ardent Studios is an American recording studio located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The studio was founded in the late 1950s by John King, Fred Smith, and John Fry. Over time, it has become a commercially successful recording studio.
Ardent Records is an American record label based in Memphis, which was founded by John Fry in 1959. [1] Ardent of the 1960s and 1970s featured pop music acts and was distributed by Stax Records from 1972 until 1975. [ 2 ]
John Edward Fry (December 31, 1944 – December 18, 2014) was the founder of Ardent Records in Memphis, Tennessee. It includes Ardent Studios; two record labels, Ardent Records (Christian label) and Ardent Music (mainstream label); and a production company, Ardent Film Department. The business was founded in 1959.
The main recording sessions for the album took place at Ardent Studios in Memphis between November 1986 and January 1987, under the supervision of producer Jim Dickinson. Guitarist Bob "Slim" Dunlap joined the band soon after the recording sessions.
By 1966, Dickinson began working as a record producer for the famous Ardent Studios, in Memphis, Tennessee, which was founded by John Fry in 1959. The young and eager Dickinson produced and oversaw a series of blistering sessions involving bands like the Bitter Ind (The 31st of February), and the Wallabies.
Tony Joe White [1] [2] is the fourth album released by Tony Joe White, and the first he released for Warner Bros. Records.It was produced by Peter Asher and recorded between December 1–12, 1970 at Sounds of Memphis Studio and Ardent Recording Studio, Memphis (engineered by Terry Manning).
A tribute to the late Quincy Jones, a 28-time Grammy-winning producer, conductor, trumpet player, recording artist, and composer for film and television, was a show-stopping moment in the evening ...
They moved to Memphis in 1970 with the help of Robert W. Walker and Jim Peters to begin their recording career with producer Dan Penn. They later signed with Ardent Records where they recorded alongside Big Star in the original National Street Ardent Studios location, as well as the new studio built on Madison Avenue in 1971.