Gene Summers in Nashville

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Gene Summers in Nashville
Studio album by Gene Summers
Released	1981
Recorded	Nashville, TN
Genre	Rock 'n Roll, Rockabilly
Label	Big Beat (France)
Producer	Chip Young, A Michael Cattin Production
Gene Summers chronology
Texas Rock and Roll (1981) Gene Summers in Nashville (1981) Gene Summers-Dance Dance Dance (1981)

Gene Summers In Nashville is a 10" vinyl album by Gene Summers. It was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee in 1980 and contains rockabilly and country tracks performed by Summers. It was issued on the French Big Beat label in 1981.

Contents 1 Production and album credits 2 Artist profile 3 Track listing 4 Discography references 5 Sources

[edit] Production and album credits

Gene Summers In Nashville was recorded at the Young 'Un Sound Studio, Nashville, Tennesse in the Summer of 1981. Backing Summers were some of the Nashville A-Team session musicians including Dale Sellers, Jerry Stembridge, Stu Basore, Charlie McCoy, Mike Leech, Hayward Bishop and The Jordanaires. The session engineers were Stan Dacus and Chip Young. It was produced by Chip Young and was a Michael Cattin production. The album was released in 1981 on the French Big Beat label.

[edit] Artist profile

Gene Summers was born in Dallas, Texas and is an American singer/entertainer who has been an active rock music/rockabilly recording artist since the 1950s. Some of his classic recordings include "School Of Rock 'n Roll", "Straight Skirt", "Nervous", "Gotta Lotta That", "Twixteen", "Fancy Dan", "Alabama Shake" and "Big Blue Diamonds". Summers still performs concerts worldwide and he will celebrate his 50th anniversary as a recording artist in 2008. Gene was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Southern Legends Entertainment and Performing Arts Hall of Fame in 2005.

[edit] Track listing

1. Mystery Train
2. I Will Rock And Roll With You
3. Put Your Cat Clothes On
4. Blue Monday
5. Walk On By
6. Singing The Blues
7. Big River
8. Tennessee Saturday Night
9. Today I Started Loving You Again
10. I Still Miss Someone

[edit] Discography references

Gene Summers discography from Rockin' Country Style, USA
Gene Summers discography from Rocky Productions, France
Gene Summers discography from Wangdangdula Finland
Gene Summers session data from Tapio's Fin-A-Billy, Finland

[edit] Sources

• Liner notes "The Ultimate School Of Rock & Roll" 1997 USA
• Article and sessionography in issue 15 (1977) of New Kommotion Magazine UK
• Article and sessionography in issue 23 (1980) of New Kommotion Magazine UK
• Feature article and sessionography in issue 74 (1999) of Rockin' Fifties Magazine Germany
• Feature article with photo spread in issue 53 (2000) of Bill Griggs' Rockin' 50s Magazine USA
• Feature Article with photo spread in issue 54 (2000) of Bill Griggs' Rockin' 50s Magazine USA