Pedernales Country Club
The Pedernales Country Club is a complex located in Lake Travis, 29 miles west of Austin, Texas, United States. Originally the Briarcliff Yacht and Golf Club, a nine-hole golf course constructed in 1968, it was purchased by country music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson in 1979. After the purchase, Nelson constructed a studio on the complex, designed by Chips Moman. The first recording on the studio was Nelson's release Tougher Than Leather and his collaboration with Merle Haggard Pancho and Lefty.
In 1991, the club was auctioned following Nelson's debt with the
History
The nine-hole golf course and buildings were designed by Frank Howard, who constructed the complex in 1968 as the "Briarcliff Yacht and Golf Club".[1] The country club was constructed near Lake Travis, thirty miles west of Austin. By 1977, country music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson placed a bid on the bankrupt club, which was surpassed by another purchaser.[2] Soon after, the development projects of the higher bidder were abandoned, and Nelson ultimately purchased the club for US$250,000 in 1979.[3]
The following year, Nelson built a 54,000 square foot cabin; while he placed his family, musicians and roadies in the adjacent existing condominiums of the club.[4] He hired Nashville producer Chips Moman to turn the restaurant and clubhouse into a private recording studio. Moman soon conditioned it to be a 48-track facility, [5] with the works finished in six months.[6] Nelson recorded for the debut of the studio his release Tougher Than Leather,[7] followed Webb Pierce, Roger Miller and Merle Haggard, who respectively cut records on the first days of the facility.[6] In 1985, Nelson and Haggard recorded the album Pancho and Lefty.
In 1991, when Nelson's assets were sized by the
Over the years, several of Nelson's releases were recorded on the studio, including
Notes
- ^ Pedernales Cutt 'n' Putt 2009.
- ^ Patoski, Joe Nick 2008, p. 350.
- ^ Patoski, Joe Nick 2008, p. 351.
- ^ Patoski, Joe Nick 2008, p. 355.
- ^ Patoski, Joe Nick 2008, p. 356.
- ^ a b Billboard staff 1981, p. 34.
- ^ Patoski, Joe Nick 2008, p. 357.
- ^ Royal, Darrell 2010, p. 78.
- ^ Patoski, Joe Nick 2008, p. 410.
- ^ Patoski, Joe Nick 2008, p. 420.
References
- Billboard staff (1981). "A New Generation". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 47. ISSN 0006-2510.
- Royal, Darrell (2010). Coach Royal: Conversations with a Texas Football Legend. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-29277-469-8.
- Pedernales Cutt 'n' Putt (2009). "Willie Nelson's Pedernales Cut 'N' Put - The Course". Pedernales Golf Club.
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(help) - Patoski, Joe Nick (2008). Willie Nelson: An Epic Life. Hachette Digital. ISBN 978-0-316-01778-7.