Back Roads (Pat Donohue album)
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Back Roads is an album by American
guitar
ist Pat Donohue
, released in 2003.
Guests include Chet Atkins
, Howard Levy
and Butch Thompson
.
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Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist Pat Donohue
Pat Donohue
Patrick Donohue is an American fingerstyle guitarist born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a Grammy nominated, National Fingerpicking Guitar Champion and a songwriter. Donohue has several albums to his credit and his songs have been recorded by Chet Atkins, Suzy Bogguss, and Kenny Rogers...
, released in 2003.
Guests include Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins
Chester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...
, Howard Levy
Howard Levy
Howard Levy is a Grammy Award–winning, American harmonicist, pianist, composer, and producer....
and Butch Thompson
Butch Thompson
Butch Thompson is an American jazz pianist and clarinetist best known for his ragtime and stride performances....
.
Track listing
All songs by Pat Donohue unless otherwise noted- "Stealin' from Chet" (Chet AtkinsChet AtkinsChester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...
, Pat DonohuePat DonohuePatrick Donohue is an American fingerstyle guitarist born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a Grammy nominated, National Fingerpicking Guitar Champion and a songwriter. Donohue has several albums to his credit and his songs have been recorded by Chet Atkins, Suzy Bogguss, and Kenny Rogers...
) – 3:44 - "The Road to Kingdome Come" – 3:33
- "(The Other End Of) The Mississippi River Blues" – 4:11
- "Baby, Can't Get Over You" – 4:13
- "I Don't Worry 'Bout the Blues" – 4:24
- "Touch 'Em All" – 3:04
- "Saguaro Slide" – 2:47
- "Love and Desire" – 4:30
- "Nothin'" – 2:44
- "Stumblin' Through" – 3:58
- "Matter of Time" – 3:19
- "Summer's End" – 2:03
Personnel
- Pat Donohue – guitar, vocals, slide guitar, percussion
- Chet AtkinsChet AtkinsChester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...
– guitar, vocals - Marc AndersonMarc AndersonMarc Anderson is an American percussionist who has toured and recorded with Steve Tibbetts since 1977. He hasalso toured and/or recorded with artists such as Lorie Line, Bradley Joseph, Butch Morris, Tony Moreno, Don Cherry, Peter Ostroushko, Claudia Schmidt, Dave Moore, Greg Brown, Max Roach, Taj...
– percussion - Rich Dworsky – piano
- Gordy Johnson – bass, double bass
- Howard LevyHoward LevyHoward Levy is a Grammy Award–winning, American harmonicist, pianist, composer, and producer....
– harmonica - Kate McKenzie – harmony vocals
- Butch ThompsonButch ThompsonButch Thompson is an American jazz pianist and clarinetist best known for his ragtime and stride performances....
– clarinet, piano
Production notes
- Sam Hudson – engineer
- Eric Rudd – engineer
- Phil Mendelson – mastering
- Mary Ellen LaMotte – photography
- Dean Olson – design