Radio Recorders Radio Recorders Radio Recorders, Inc. located at 7000 Santa Monica Boulevard, was a recording studio based in Los Angeles, California. Many notable musicians are reported to have been recorded in the studio include Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Jimmie Rodgers, Louis Armstrong, Mario Lanza, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Paul Frees and The Carpenters among others. In its prime, the studio was considered the best recording facility in Los Angeles. During the Forties and Fifties, Radio Recorders was responsible for recording countless radio shows, both network and local, for delayed broadcast in the Western states. Telephone lines ran to all
Radio Recorders Toni Braxton, Brandy, No Doubt and others recorded there. The documentary "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" was also partially filmed there. Kenneth Crouch, Keith Crouch and Leon Sylvers were all house producers there at that time. In 2002, the studio gained two new partners, Pride Hutchison and Michael Dumas who brought the studio back to life under its original name Radio Recorders. In 2004, the property was declared a historic site by the city of Los Angeles. From 2002 to 2008 the studio welcomed many great projects and clients including Natalie Cole, Dwight Yoakam, Lucinda Williams, Lil' John, Exzihbit,