A Hawaiian feel drives Arnold's interpretation of thisChet Atkinsand Boudleaux Bryant co-write. The song later entered the setlists ofMarty Robbins,Elvis Presley,Joey + RoryandAlison Kraussand James Taylor. 4 "Tennessee Stud" From 'Thereby Hangs a Tale' (1959) Arnold cultivated his farm boy ...
Charley Prideleft behind a legacy as a groundbreaker within country music. The Mississippi native was also a baseball talent — he played with several Negro Leagues teams and tried out for some Major League Baseball squads, too — and was later signed to RCA Records by Chet Atkins himself. ...
Nelson recorded the song himself, produced by Chet Atkins, in 1964, and then again as the title track for his 1979 Christmas album. Stripped of the Orbison sheen, Nelson made it a sweet and simple Southern waltz, anchored by some of his most aching, pristine vocals: his tender vibrato as...
"All I Have to Do Is Dream," with Chet Atkins' innovative tremolo chording backing the brothers' high-lonesome harmonies, went to Number One on not just the pop chart but the R&Bchart as well. Appears on: All-Time Original Hits (Rhino) 143 James Brown and His Famous Flames, ‘...
Have you ever thought about how many songs with ask in the title have been written? This list ranks the best songs with ask in the name, regardless of genre. Most of the tracks listed here are songs about asking, but almost all of them have different lyrical interpretations, despite the ...
Shel Silverstein, John D. Loudermilk,Harlan Howardand Chet Atkins. Great picture, taken from Harlan Howard Songs facebookpage. John D and George IV on the Viva NashVegas Radio Show This footage is from Saturday 23 February 2012. It's John D and George Hamilton IV on George Hamilton V'sVi...
Chet Atkins: The Greatest Songs of Mister GuitarChet Atkins: The Greatest Songs of Mister Guitar. By Mark S. Reinhart. Jefferson, NC:...Dahl, BillAssociation for Recorded Sound CollectionsARSC Journal
which casually crosses from modal drone to Chet Atkins country, "Ecstasies in the Open Air" allows familiar elements to sublimate into a peaceful breeze. Notice the smooth Hawaiian steel guitar and glimpses of "Strawberry Fields Forever" that pump from a little organ and twinkle from an electric...
"Tiptoe Though the Tulips With Me"Chet Atkins "Tiptoe Though the Tulips With Me" dates back to 1929, a year when four different versions of the song hit the charts. In the mid-'50s, however, country legend Atkins put a unique spin on the song by interpreting it as a bluesy and playf...
This 1952 recording – which featured Chet Atkins on guitar – was intended to be little more than a novelty number, but this Hank Williams song became a very important one in his catalog, as the song was on the hit parade at the time of his famous last ride from Knoxville to Oak Hill...