Studio One was a recording studio located in Doraville, Georgia, a suburban hamlet northeast of Atlanta. The address was 3864 Oakcliff Industrial Court, Doraville GA 30340. It is now occupied by a non related business and used as a warehouse.
The studio was designed and constructed in 1970 by audio engineer Rodney Mills, with the support of music publisher Bill Lowery and future Atlanta Rhythm Section manager Buddy Buie.[The Atlanta Rhythm Section History http://www.atlantarhythmsection.com/arsStory01.htm] Lowery and Buie, along with the latter's songwriting partner J. R. Cobb and the Classics IV's manager Paul Cochran, were the studio's original owners.Hall, Claude. "Studio Track" (column), Billboard, January 30, 1971. The studio output included a diverse range of recordings by Journey, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe South, Atlanta Rhythm Section, .38 Special and Outlaws.[Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan08/articles/classictracks_0108.htm] Singer Ronnie Hammond also started his career at the studio, originally employed as an assistant audio engineer.
Atlanta Rhythm Section was formed from session musicians used at Studio One and utilised the facilities extensively for rehearsals.
Buddy Buie continued to run Studio One until 1986 when he sold it to Georgia State University.
Albums recorded at Studio One
Atlanta Rhythm Section (1972) - Atlanta Rhythm Section Elf (1972) - Elf (with Ronnie James Dio) (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) (1973) – Lynyrd Skynyrd Back Up Against the Wall (1973) - Atlanta Rhythm Section Third Annual Pipe Dream (1974) - Atlanta Rhythm Section "Sweet Home Alabama" (only song recorded there for the Second Helping album) (1974) - Lynyrd Skynyrd Nuthin' Fancy (1975) - Lynyrd Skynyrd Dog Days (1975) - Atlanta Rhythm Section "Moonlight Feels Right" (1975) - Starbuck Red Tape (1976) - Atlanta Rhythm Section A Rock and Roll Alternative (1976) - Atlanta Rhythm Section Moonlight Feels Right (1976) - Starbuck Street Survivors (1977) - Lynyrd Skynyrd Stillwater (1977) - Stillwater Champagne Jam (1978) - Atlanta Rhythm Section Super Jam 1 (1978) - Southern Rock All-Stars Blackbird (1979) - Mose Jones I Reserve the Right! (1979) - Stillwater Rockin' into the Night (1979) - .38 Special Play It As It Lays (1979) - Alicia Bridges Wild-Eyed Southern Boys (1981) - .38 Special Runnin' Free (1981, not released until 1998) - Stillwater Tour de Force (1983) - .38 Special Here, There & Back (1983) - Allen Collins Band Jamboree (1986) - Guadalcanal Diary Monument (1988) - Hallows Eve
Notes
In The Know (1980) - Jake Sandborn Brace Yourself (1982) - Road Dogs