First Nashville Guitar Quartet

Infobox Album
Name = First Nashville Guitar Quartet
Type = album
Artist = Chet Atkins, Liona Boyd, John Knowles, John Pell


Released = 1979
Recorded =Nashville, TN
Genre = Country, pop
Length = 42:35
Label = RCA
Producer = Chet Atkins
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifuxqrgldke link]
Chronology = Chet Atkins
Last album = "Guitar Monsters"
(1978)
This album ="First Nashville Guitar Quartet"
(1979)
Next album = "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. [McClelland, John & Bratic, Deyan. (2004) "Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions, Vol 2". Pacific, MO, Mel Bay Publications. ISBN:0-7866-5877-0]

It was reissued on CD along with "Me & My Guitar" in 1997 by One Way Records. It was also released on CD in 2007 along with "The Night Atlanta Burned" by Raven Records.

Track listing

ide one

# "Carolina Shout" (Johnson, John Knowles, John Pell) – 2:37
# "Londonderry Air" (Traditional) – 3:00
# "Love Song of Pepe Sanchez" (John Pell) – 2:16
# "Skirts of Mexico" (Ponce, John Knowles) – 3:00
# "You Needed Me" (Goodrum) – 2:59
# "Bound for Boston" (Traditional) – 3:40

ide two

# "Washington Post March" (Traditional) – 2:18
# "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) – 2:55
# "Rings of Grass" (Shel Silverstein) – 3:17
# "Rodrigo Concerto" (Joaquín Rodrigo) – 3:34
# "Brandenburg" (Bach) – 2:59

Personnel

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

References