Studio One was a

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located in Doraville, Georgia, a suburban hamlet northeast of

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. 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

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, with the support of music publisher Bill Lowery and future

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manager Buddy Buie. Lowery and Buie, along with the latter's songwriting partner

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and the Classics IV's manager Paul Cochran, were the studio's original owners. The studio output included a diverse range of recordings by Journey,

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, Joe South, Atlanta Rhythm Section,

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and

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. ynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan08/articles/classictracks_0108.htm/ref> 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 (

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) *''

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'' (1973) – Lynyrd Skynyrd *''

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'' (1973) - Atlanta Rhythm Section *''

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'' (1974) - Atlanta Rhythm Section *" Sweet Home Alabama" (only song recorded there for the ''Second Helping'' album) (1974) - Lynyrd Skynyrd *''

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'' (1975) - Lynyrd Skynyrd *''

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'' (1975) - Atlanta Rhythm Section *''

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'' (1976) - Atlanta Rhythm Section *''

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'' (1976) - Atlanta Rhythm Section *''

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'' (1976) - Starbuck *''

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'' (1977) - Lynyrd Skynyrd *''Stillwater'' (1977) - Stillwater *''

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'' (1978) - Atlanta Rhythm Section *''Super Jam 1'' (1978) - Southern Rock All-Stars *''Blackbird'' (1979)
Mose Jones
*''I Reserve the Right!'' (1979) - Stillwater *''

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'' (1979) - .38 Special *''Play It As It Lays'' (1979) - Alicia Bridges *''Wild-Eyed Southern Boys'' (1981) - .38 Special *''Running Free'' (1981, not released until 1997) - Stillwater *'' Tour de Force'' (1983) - .38 Special *'' Here, There & Back'' (1983) -

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*''Jamboree'' (1986) - Guadalcanal Diary

Notes

In The Know (1980) - Jake Sandborn Brace Yourself (1982) - Road Dogs {{Coord missing, Georgia (U.S. state) Recording studios in the United States Doraville, Georgia