Oral history interview with Bill Porter; 1994 February 23; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1994 February 23.

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Porter, Bill, 1931- ;. Oral history interview with Bill Porter; 1994 February 23; interview conducted by John W. Rumble.

Oral history interview with Bill Porter; 1994 February 23; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1994 February 23.

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Bill Porter discusses recording sessions he engineered at RCA Studio B in Nashville. Discussion includes his background; being hired by Nashville's WLAC-TV; becoming an engineer at RCA; Chet Atkins's assistance in the studio; how Porter achieved echo effects; his impressions of Atkins as a producer; a typical session with Atkins; Porter's gift for hearing various musical parts; recording "It's Now or Never" and "Are You Lonesome Tonight" with Elvis Presley; trying to balance sound and vocals with the Browns on "The Three Bells"; acoustics of Studio B; working with Jim Reeves and Atkins's relationship with Reeves; Atkins's recording sessions; Floyd Cramer; recording "The End of the World" with Skeeter Davis; difficulties in studio with Connie Francis and Al Hirt; Hank Locklin and "Please Help Me, I'm Falling"; Bob Luman's crossover hit "Let's Think About Living"; Tommy Roe's recording of "Sheila"; Sue Thompson's "Sad Movies" and "Norman"; "Little GTO" by Ronnie and the Daytonas; recording "Till I Kissed You" with the Everly Brothers; and Johnny Tillotson's "Keeps Right on A-Hurtin'".

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