The Pops Goes Country
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Chet Atkins Picks on the Pops is the title of the first collaborative recording by guitarist Chet Atkins
and Arthur Fiedler
and the Boston Pops orchestra. The arrangements were done by Richard Hayman.
Chet Atkins
Chester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...
and Arthur Fiedler
Arthur Fiedler
Arthur Fiedler was a long-time conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, a symphony orchestra that specializes in popular and light classical music. With a combination of musicianship and showmanship, he made the Boston Pops one of the best-known orchestras in the country...
and the Boston Pops orchestra. The arrangements were done by Richard Hayman.
Side one
- "Country Gentleman" (Atkins, Boudleaux BryantFelice and Boudleaux BryantFelice Bryant and Boudleaux Bryant were an American husband-and-wife country music and pop songwriting team best known for songs such as "Rocky Top," "Love Hurts" and numerous Everly Brothers hits, including "All I Have to Do Is Dream" and "Bye Bye Love".-Beginnings:Boudleaux was born Diadorius...
) - "Tennessee Waltz" (Pee Wee KingPee Wee KingJulius Frank Anthony Kuczynski , known professionally as Pee Wee King, was an American country music songwriter and recording artist best known for co-writing "The Tennessee Waltz"....
) - "Alabama Jubilee" (Jack Yellen, George L. Cobb)
- "Faded Love"
- "In the Pines/Wildwood Flower/On Top of Old Smokey" (Traditional)
- "Windy and Warm" (John D. LoudermilkJohn D. LoudermilkJohn D. Loudermilk is an American singer and songwriter.-Biography:Born in Durham, North Carolina, Loudermilk grew up in a family who were members of the Salvation Army faith and was influenced by the church singing. His cousins Ira and Charlie Loudermilk were known professionally as the Louvin...
)
Side two
- "I'll Fly Away" (Albert E. Brumley)
- "Adios Amigo"
- "John Henry/Listen to the Mocking Bird"
- "Cold, Cold Heart" (Hank Williams)
- "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" (A. P. CarterA. P. CarterAlvin Pleasant Delaney Carter , best known as A.P. Carter, was an American musician and founding member of The Carter Family, one of the most notable acts in the history of country music.-Life:...
) - "Orange Blossom SpecialOrange Blossom SpecialOrange Blossom Special may refer to:* Orange Blossom Special , was a passenger train operated by the Seaboard Air Line Railway* Orange Blossom Special , by Ervin T. Rouse* Orange Blossom Special , an album by Johnny Cash...
" (Rouse)