Chet Atkins Picks on Jerry Reed is the title of a recording by American

United States

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 guitarist 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...

, released in 1974.

Atkiins plays 10 Jerry Reed

Jerry Reed

Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...

 songs. The version of “Steeplechase Lane” found here is different than previously recorded on Yestergroovin'

Yestergroovin

Yestergroovin' is an album by guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1970. Yestergroovin was nominated for the 1970 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance. It did not win, but Chet's collaboration with Jerry Reed Me and Jerry did...

. Although the two guitarists are pictured on the original cover, Jerry appears on only two songs — "Squirrley" and "Mister Lucky".

Chet Atkins Picks on Jerry Reed is out of print and has not been re-released on CD.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, critic Richard S. Ginell wrote of the album "All of these tunes give Atkins plenty of room to display some fancy fingerpicking, classical technique, and even a bit of gentle sustained rock guitar on his instruments... Since the vast majority of country albums then were considered disposable goods by the Nashville machine, this — like many a fine Atkins record — will be difficult to locate."

Side one

1. "I'll Say She Does" – 2:33
2. "East Wind" – 2:51
3. "Funky Junk" – 2:15
4. "Remembering" – 2:43
5. "Down Home" – 2:40

Side two

1. "Baby's Coming Home" – 2:26
2. "The Early Dawn" – 2:24
3. "Steeplechase Lane" – 2:26
4. "Mister Lucky" – 4:00
5. "Squirrely" – 2:24

Personnel

• Chet Atkins – guitar
• Larrie Londin
  Larrie Londin
  Ralph Gallant, better known by his stage name Larrie Londin , was an American drummer and session musician. Londin played with a wide range of artists including Journey and Steve Perry....
  
   – drums, percussion
• Paul Yandell – guitar
• Pete Wade – guitar
• Jerry Reed
  Jerry Reed
  Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...
  
  – guitar on "Squirrley" and "Mister Lucky", liner notes
• Steve Schaffer – bass
• Haywood Bishop – drums
• Jimmy Capps – guitar