First Nashville Guitar Quartet

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First Nashville Guitar Quartet
First Nashville Guitar Quartet cover
Studio album by Chet Atkins, Liona Boyd, John Knowles, John Pell
Released 1979
Recorded Nashville, TN
Genre Country, pop
Label RCA
Producer Chet Atkins
Professional reviews
Chet Atkins chronology
Guitar Monsters
(1978)		 First Nashville Guitar Quartet
(1979)		 Reflections
(1980)

First Nashville Guitar Quartet is the title of a recording by Chet Atkins, Liona Boyd, John Knowles and John Pell.

The quartet played in the style of a chamber orchestra for guitars. Arrangements were worked out amongst the four players. Recording was done in both RCA's Studio A and at Atkins' own home studio.[1]

It was reissued on CD along with Me & My Guitar in 1997 by One Way Records.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

  1. "Carolina Shout"
  2. "Londonderry Air"
  3. "Love Song of Pepe Sanchez"
  4. "Skirts of Mexico"
  5. "You Needed Me"
  6. "Bound for Boston"

[edit] Side two

  1. "Washington Post March"
  2. "Someday My Prince Will Come"
  3. "Rings of Grass"
  4. "Rodrigo Concerto"
  5. "Brandenburg"

[edit] Personnel

  • Chet Atkins – guitar
  • Liona Boyd - guitar
  • John Knowles - guitar
  • John Pell - guitar

[edit] References

  1. ^ McClelland, John & Bratic, Deyan. (2004) "Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions, Vol 2". Pacific, MO, Mel Bay Publications. ISBN:0-7866-5877-0
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