The Nashville A-Team
The Nashville A-Team was a nickname given to a group of session musicians in Nashville, Tennessee, who earned wide acclaim in the 1950s and 1960s. They backed dozens of popular singers, including Elvis Presley, Eddy Arnold, Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves, Bob Dylan and others.[1]
The Nashville A-Team's members typically had backgrounds in country music but were highly versatile. An example of their jazz inclinations can be found in the Nashville All-Stars album with Chet Atkins titled After the Riot at Newport, the Hank Garland LP entitled "Velvet Guitar" and Tupper Saussy's, "Said I to Shostakovitch".
Members
Notable members of “The Nashville A-Team” included:
- Bass: Bob Moore, Ernie Newton, Henry Strzelecki, Junior Huskey, Floyd "Lightnin' " Chance[2] Joe Osborne.
- Drums: Buddy Harman, Jerry Carrigan, Ferris Coursey, Larrie Londin (1970s)
- Keyboards: Floyd Cramer, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Owen Bradley
- Guitar: Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Ray Edenton (also mandolin, ukelele and banjo), Harold Bradley, Paul Yandell, Pete Wade, Jerry Kennedy, Norman Blake, Jimmy Capps, Fred Carter, Jr., Jimmy Colvard.
- Fiddle: Tommy Jackson, Johnny Gimble, Buddy Spicher, Dale Potter, Vassar Clements, Brenton Banks
- Steel Guitar: Pete Drake, Jerry Byrd, Buddy Emmons, Ralph Mooney, Lloyd Green, Buck West, Shot Jackson, Jerry Kennedy, Maurice Anderson
- Saxophone: Boots Randolph
- Harmonica: Charlie McCoy
- Harp: Mary Alice Hoepfinger
See also
References
- ^ Sanjek, Russell. (1988). "American Popular Music and Its Business: the first four hundred years". Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-504311-1.
- ^ Paul Kingsbury. (1998). "The Encyclopedia of Country Music". Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-504311-1.
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