World's Greatest Melodies
World's Greatest Melodies is an album by The Nashville String Band. The band consisted of Chet Atkins and Homer and Jethro.
| World's Greatest Melodies | ||||
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Chet Atkins, Ronny Light | |||
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Track listing
Side one
- "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (Julia Ward Howe; arranged by Chet Atkins and Kenneth Burns)
- "Steel Guitar Rag" (Leon McAuliffe, Cliffie Stone, Merle Travis)
- "Fascination" (Dick Manning, Fermo Dante Marchetti)
- "Third Man Theme" (Anton Karas)
- "Medley: I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes/Wabash Cannonball/Hawaiian Wedding Song" (A.P. Carter/A.P. Carter/Al Hoffman, Charles E. King, Dick Manning)
Side two
- "Lara's Theme" (Maurice Jarre, Paul Francis Webster)
- "La Paloma" (Sebastián de Yradier; arranged by Chet Atkins and Kenneth Burns)
- "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy)
- "Beer Barrel Polka" (Jaromír Vejvoda, Lew Brown, Václav Zeman, Wladimir Timm)
- "Dixie" (Daniel Decatur Emmett; arranged by Chet Atkins and Kenneth Burns)
Personnel
- Chet Atkins - guitar
- Henry "Homer" Haynes - guita
- Kenneth "Jethro" Burns - mandolin
with:
- Jerry Shook, Jimmy Capps, Pete Wade, Ray Edenton - guitar
- Henry Strzelecki - upright bass
- Jerry Byrd - steel guitar
- Johnny Gimble - mandolin
- Floyd Cramer - piano
- Jimmy Isbell, Kenny Buttrey - drums
- Farrell Morris - percussion
- Byron Bach, Martha McCrory - cello
- Albert Coleman, Jo Lennon Parker, Samuel Terranova, Sheldon Kurland, Steven Smith, Zina Schiff - violin
- Gary Van Osdale, Marvin Chantry - viola
- Billy Puett - woodwind
- The Jordanaires - vocal accompaniment
- Arranged by Bill McElhiney
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