The Atkins – Travis Traveling Show

The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show is the title of a recording by guitarists Chet Atkins and Merle Travis, released in 1974. The two musical legends team up on 11 songs, earning the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance. Rehearsed in Nashville, this album was recorded in California.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Writing for Allmusic, critic Richie Unterberger wrote of the album "It was a refreshingly plain production for a time when the country scene in which Atkins and Travis had started as youngsters was getting pretty slick. At the same time, there's a lack of ambition to the endeavor that makes it a secondary curiosity in both men's catalogs, and certainly not one of the top places to start as showcases for their formidable abilities."^[2]

Reissues

Originally released on RCA, it was reissued on CD by BMG in 2002.

Track listing

Side one

"Down South Blues" (Atkins, Travis) – 4:36
"Mutual Admiration" (Shel Silverstein) – 2:10
"Muskrat Ramble" (Ray Gilbert, Kid Ory) – 2:33
"If I Had You" (Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Ted Shapiro) – 3:07
"Cannonball Rag" (Travis) – 1:22
"Boogie For Cecil" (Atkins, Travis) – 2:29

Side two

"Is There Anything Better Than This" (Shel Silverstein) – 2:30
"Dance of the Golden Rod" (Travis) – 1:53
"Who's Sorry Now?" (Ted Snyder, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) – 2:10
"Nine Pound Hammer" (Travis) – 2:53
"I'll See You in My Dreams" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 3:51

Personnel

Chet Atkins – guitar, vocals
Merle Travis – guitar, vocals
Jerry Reed – guitar
Bill Vandevort – engineer
Mickey Crofford – engineer

References

↑ Atkins, Chet and Cochran, Russ. (2003). "Me and My Guitars". Milwaukee. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 0-634-05565-8.
1 2 Unterberger, Richie. "The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.

Chet Atkins

Studio albums	Chet Atkins' Gallopin' Guitar Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins A Session with Chet Atkins Stringin' Along with Chet Atkins (LP version) Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions Finger Style Guitar Chet Atkins at Home Hi-Fi in Focus Chet Atkins in Hollywood Hum & Strum Along with Chet Atkins Mister Guitar Teensville The Other Chet Atkins Chet Atkins' Workshop Christmas with Chet Atkins The Most Popular Guitar Chet Atkins Plays Back Home Hymns Caribbean Guitar Down Home Our Man in Nashville Teen Scene Travelin' Guitar Country Progressive Pickin' My Favorite Guitars More of That Guitar Country Chet Atkins Picks on the Beatles From Nashville with Love Music from Nashville, My Home Town It's a Guitar World Chet Picks the Best Class Guitar Hometown Guitar Solid Gold 68 Solo Flights Lover's Guitar Solid Gold 69 Yestergroovin' Solid Gold 70 Pickin' My Way For the Good Times Picks on the Hits Alone The Night Atlanta Burned Chet Atkins Goes to the Movies Teen Scene Me and My Guitar Country After All These Years East Tennessee Christmas Work It out with Chet Atkins C.G.P. Stay Tuned Street Dreams Sails Chet Atkins, C.G.P. Read My Licks Almost Alone Solo Sessions Chet Atkins and His Guitar

Collaborations	Reminiscing The Pops Goes Country C. B. Atkins & C. E. Snow by Special Request Chet Atkins Picks on the Pops Me & Jerry Chet Floyd & Boots Me & Chet American Salute Superpickers The Atkins – Travis Traveling Show Chet Atkins Picks on Jerry Reed Chester & Lester Chet Floyd & Danny Guitar Monsters First Nashville Guitar Quartet Reflections Standard Brands Neck and Neck Sneakin' Around The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat Simpatico The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World

Live albums	After the Riot at Newport In Concert And Then Came Chet Atkins The Best of Chet on the Road — Live

With The Country All-Stars	String Dustin' Jazz from the Hills

With The Nashville String Band	The Nashville String Band Down Home Strung Up Identified! The Bandit World's Greatest Melodies

Selected compilations	The Best of Chet Atkins The Best of Chet Atkins, Vol. 2 The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends Galloping Guitar: The Early Years Guitar Legend: The RCA Years Chet Picks on the Grammys The Essential Chet Atkins: The Columbia Years The Essential Chet Atkins Eclectic Guitar The Early Years 1946–1957

Related articles	Discography

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