Gallopin' Guitar

by Chet Atkins

Gallopin' Guitar cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1953
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United States

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Acting as his debut 10-inch LP release, 'Chet Atkins' Gallopin' Guitar' established the instrumentalist as a massive creative force within the Nashville system. His flawlessly clean, Travis-picking style injects country boogie and popular standards with an unprecedented level of sophistication and rhythmic momentum. The record laid the absolute groundwork for his future role as a chief architect of modern country music.

Genres

Descriptors: Melodic, Instrumental, Technical

Tracklist

  1. Gallopin' Guitar
  2. Stephen Foster Medley
  3. St. Louis Blues
  4. Hangover Blues
  5. Black Mountain Rag
  6. Lover, Come Back to Me
  7. The 3rd Man Theme
  8. Imagination

Credits

  • Chet Atkins - primary artist, guitar [uncredited]
  • Charles Grean - bass [uncredited]
  • Jack Shook - guitar [uncredited]
  • Anita Kerr - organ [uncredited]
  • Steve Sholes - producer

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