Bradley Wayne Moss (born February 9, 1938) is a musician, songwriter, and sound engineer. He spent much of his childhood in South Charleston, where he began playing guitar at age eight on an instrument he’d borrowed from a friend.

Inspired by the music of Chet Atkins, Moss played his first public performance at the Charleston Odd Fellows club when he was 12. Soon after, he secured a regular spot with the Pioneer Pals on The Sleepy Jeffers Show, which aired on Charleston radio and television. At the same time, his rock ‘n’ roll band, The Versitones, was touring throughout West Virginia.

Moss’s mother recognized his remarkable talent and arranged an audition with Atkins in Nashville when he was 15. Though Atkins dismissed his prospects and suggested he pursue plumbing, Moss was determined to prove him wrong.

A pivotal moment came during a WCHS radio interview, when broadcaster Hugh McPherson encouraged Moss to try songwriting. His first effort, “Starry Eyes,” was recorded by The Hilltoppers, and some of his later songs would be cut by Atkins himself, as well as by Charlie McCoy, The Oak Ridge Boys, and many others.

Moss’s last West Virginia engagement was with Bill Browning and the Echo Valley Boys on the WWVA Wheeling Jamboree. This experience solidified his decision to relocate to Nashville in 1959 to pursue music full time.

His career flourished in the 1960s. Moss’s first job in Nashville was playing guitar in Brenda Lee’s band, The Casuals. He later co-founded The Escorts with Charlie McCoy and other musicians, many of whom became highly sought-after session players. A gifted multi-instrumentalist—equally skilled on guitar, bass, banjo, drums, and piano—Moss contributed to recordings by Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan, the Everly Brothers, Patsy Cline, and countless others.

In 1960, Moss established Cinderella Sound Recording Studio, now recognized as the oldest continuously operated studio in Nashville. Over the years, it has hosted sessions for artists ranging from the Steve Miller Band and Little Jimmy Dickens to Kiss, Charlie Daniels, and more.

Beyond performance and recording, Moss helped pioneer the Nashville Number System, a method that streamlined studio work by enabling musicians to record more efficiently. He also co-founded the influential groups Area Code 615 and Barefoot Jerry, and in the 1970s, he was a member of the house band on the long-running television show Hee Haw.

Moss’s contributions to American music have been widely recognized. In 2009, the Country Music Hall of Fame honored him as a “Nashville Cat,” and in 2013, he was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame.