By Bill Friskics-Warren Bill Friskics-Warren reports on country music from Nashville for The New York Times. David Briggs, a keyboardist and studio operator who played a pivotal role in ...

David Briggs, an influential pianist with a career spanning from Muscle Shoals to Nashville, died at 82. Briggs played a key role in shaping the sound of Southern music across genres like country ...

David Briggs, a keyboardist and member of the legendary group of studio musicians the Nashville Cats, has died, according to a statement from the Country Music Hall of Fame. He was 82 years old.

He later opened House of David studio in Nashville, where he continued to work with artists ranging from Clint Black to indie rock bands like Yo La Tengo. “David Briggs could play keyboards in any ...

"Recruited by Nashville producer Owen Bradley, Briggs immediately became a studio fixture, enhancing records by Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, and many more,” Young added. ...