Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins

Infobox Album
Name = Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins
Type = album
Artist = Chet Atkins


Released = 1953
Recorded =
Length =
Label = RCA Victor LPM-3163
Producer = Steve Sholes
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ajfixql5ldse link]
Chronology = Chet Atkins
Last album =" Chet Atkins' Gallopin' Guitar"
(1953)
This album = Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins
(1953)
Next album = "A Session with Chet Atkins"
(1954)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate Cover
Type = album


Lower caption =

"Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins" is the title of the second recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins on the RCA Victor label. It was available as a 10-inch vinyl record. RCA subsequently released it as a 12-inch [LP] in 1955 with additional and omitted tracks.

The song "Main Street Breakdown" had been released as a single in 1949 and was a minor success. [ [http://www.misterguitar.com/bios/chetbio1.html Oermann, B. Chet Atkins, c.g.p.] ] Chet commented in his autobiography, "It had a lot of notes and fast runs and DJ's apparently loved it."Atkins, Chet and Neely, Bill. (1974). "Country Gentleman". Chicago. Harry Regnery Company. ISBN 0-8092-9051-0. Pg. 202.] Homer & Jethro played on the song with Anita Carter playing bass.Atkins, Chet and Cochran, Russ. (2003). "Me and My Guitars". Milwaukee. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 0-634-05565-8.]

Track listing

*The gold cover release had a different track listing and order, substituting "12th Street Rag" for "Boogie Man Boogie"

# "Blue Gypsy" (Atkins, Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:19
# "Oh by Jingo!" (Lew Brown, Albert Von Tilzer) – 2:14
# "Hello Ma Baby" (Joseph Howard, Ida Emerson) – 2:09
# "Memphis Blues" (W. C. Handy, George Norton) – 2:11
# "Alice Blue Gown" (Joseph McCarthy, Harry Tierney) – 2:06
# "Indian Love Call" (Rudolf Friml, Oscar Hammerstein, Otto Harbach) – 2:39
# "Main Street Breakdown" (Atkins) – 2:18
# "Boogie Man Boogie" (Atkins) – 2:49

It was also released under the same title with the red cover as a two disc gatefold 45 rpm EP (RCA EPB-1236) with a different track listing.

*Disc 1:
**Side 1 - "Oh, By Jingo!" / "Indian Love Call"
**Side 2 - "Memphis Blues" / "12th Street Rag"
*Disc 2:
**Side 1 - "Gallopin' Guitar" / "St. Louis Blues"
**Side 2 - "Alice Blue Gown" / "The Third Man Theme"

Personnel

*Chet Atkins – guitar

References