Jerry Bradley grew up in Nashville’s music business, and then he helped shape it,” said Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. “He learned from the best: his father, Owen Bradley, and his first RCA Records boss, Chet Atkins. Once Jerry took the reins at RCA, he innovated—wresting marketing budgets and album cover control from New York; expanding country’s reach to entice pop and rock fans; and nurturing dynamic artists like Alabama, Waylon Jennings, Ronnie Milsap, Dolly Parton and Charley Pride, enabling their Hall of Fame careers. The album compilation Wanted! The Outlaws epitomizes his genius: entirely conceived by Bradley, it supercharged Waylon, Willie, and the Outlaw movement and earned country’s first platinum sales certification. Thanks to Jerry, country music gained newfound respect and commercial clout.”