Chet Atkins: The Night Atlanta Burned / First Nashville Guitar Quartet

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  • Chet Atkins
  • The Night Atlanta Burned / First Nashville Guitar Quartet
  • CD i **;

Detailed Information

  • Label: Raven, 1977-79
  • Order number: 9034435
  • Release date: 19.11.2007
  1. 1 Sonora Start
  2. 2 Mostly Mozart Start
  3. 3 Bill Cheatham Start
  4. 4 San Antonio stroll Start
  5. 5 To Ann Start
  6. 6 The night Atlanta burned Start
  7. 7 Carnavalito Start
  8. 8 Women of Ireland Start
  9. 9 Scotland Start
  10. 10 The old folks of Okracoke Start
  11. 11 Carolina shout Start
  12. 12 Londonderry air Start
  13. 13 Love song of Pepe Sanchez Start
  14. 14 Skirts of Mexico Start
  15. 15 You needed me Start
  16. 16 Bound for Boston Start
  17. 17 Washington Post march Start
  18. 18 Someday my prince will come Start
  19. 19 Rings of grass Start
  20. 20 Rodrigo Concerto Start
  21. 21 Brandenburg Start

Product Information

Raven presents for the first time on CD two iconic albums from the acoustic guitar master CHET ATKINS – The Night Atlanta Burned (1975) and The First Nashville Guitar Quartet (1979). Combined on the one CD, these albums display the breadth and range of his fluid technique. A true Country music legend, Atkins made an indelible impression as a session guitarist and record producer. He helped create the Nashville sound, a style of country music that combined pop with honky tonk. Having recorded for RCA as a solo artist since 1953, by the mid-1970s Atkins was intent on expanding his range. Inspired by John D. Loudermilk’s ‘The Night Atlanta Burned’, the album of the same name was a masterful fusion of classical / country / bluegrass tunes and influences featuring The Atkins String Company, a top-notch chamber country ensemble led by Atkins.

He continued the theme in 1979 with The First Nashville Guitar Quartet, a classy effort featuring four cowboy boot-wearing, tuxedo-clad acoustic guitarists playing in the style of a string quartet. Songs range from covers of the foot-tappin’ ‘Sonora’ and ‘San Antonio Stroll’ to the hauntingly beautiful ‘Women of Ireland’, from Shel Silverstein’s ‘Rings of Grass’ to arrangements of John Philip Sousa’s ‘Washington Post March’ and Bach’s ‘Brandenburg’. With superb audio quality and detailed liner notes this enlightening and top-value 2-for-1 CD is a must for guitar lovers and fans of classic country bluegrass. (ravenrecords. com. au)

EUR 19.99*

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