The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World
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The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World is an album by US guitar player Chet Atkins
with Australian musician Tommy Emmanuel
. Recorded when Chet was 73, this would be his last release of original material in the 20th century.
"Smokey Mountain Lullaby" was nominated for the 1997 Grammy award for Country Instrumental Performance but did not win.
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...
with Australian musician Tommy Emmanuel
Tommy Emmanuel
William Thomas "Tommy" Emmanuel AM is an Australian guitarist, best known for his complex fingerpicking style, energetic performances and the use of percussive effects on the guitar. In the May 2008 and 2010 issues of Guitar Player Magazine, he was named as "Best Acoustic Guitarist" in their...
. Recorded when Chet was 73, this would be his last release of original material in the 20th century.
"Smokey Mountain Lullaby" was nominated for the 1997 Grammy award for Country Instrumental Performance but did not win.
Track listing
- "Borsalino” (Bolling, Delamoe; Fishman)
- "To 'B' Or Not To 'B'" (Atkins, Goodrum)
- "The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World" (Kaitz, Pomeroy; Atkins)
- "Tip Toe Through the Bluegrass" (Atkins)
- "News From the Outback" (Atkins)
- "Ode to Mel Bay" (Granda, Denny; Atkins)
- "Dixie McGuire" (Emmanuel)
- "Saltwater" (M. & L. Spiro, Jullian Lennon)
- "Mr. Guitar" (Emmanuel)
- "Road To Gundagai/Waltzing Matilda" (Trad.)
- "Smokey Mountain Lullaby" (Atkins)
Personnel
- 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 - Tommy EmmanuelTommy EmmanuelWilliam Thomas "Tommy" Emmanuel AM is an Australian guitarist, best known for his complex fingerpicking style, energetic performances and the use of percussive effects on the guitar. In the May 2008 and 2010 issues of Guitar Player Magazine, he was named as "Best Acoustic Guitarist" in their...
- guitar, bass, brushes - Randy Goodrum - keyboards (on 11,9,8,7,2,1)
- Johnny GimbleJohnny GimbleJohn Paul Gimble , better known as Johnny Gimble, is an American country musician associated with Western swing. He is an award-winning fiddle player and considered one of the most impressive fiddlers in the genre's history....
- bad fiddle (on 6), good fiddle (on 3,4,5,6) - Paul Yandell - guitar (on 5)
- Terry McMillanTerry McMillanTerry McMillan is an American author. Her interest in books comes from working at a library when she was sixteen. She received her BA in journalism in 1986 at University of California, Berkeley. Her work is characterized by strong female protagonists.Her first book, Mama, was published in 1987...
- conga, harmonica, juice harp (on 1,2,3,5,6) - Clark Hagen - guitar (on 6)
- Giles Reeves - drums, acoustic bass (on 11)
- Recorded at CA Workshop, Nashville, Tennessee; Recording engineer: Clark Hagan.
- Mixed by Chuck Ainlay at Saoundstage, Nashville, Tennessee.
- Mastered by Danny Purcell, assisted by Jonathan Russell.
- Digitally edited by Don Cobb & Carlos Grier at Georgetown Masters, Nashville, Tennessee.