''The Nashville String Band'' is the 1969 debut album by The Nashville String Band.
The band consisted of
Chet Atkins and
Homer and Jethro
Homer and Jethro were the stage names of American country music duo Henry D. "Homer" Haynes (1920–1971) and Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns (1920–1989), popular from the 1940s through the 1960s on radio and television for their satirical versio ...
. Atkins produced many of Homer and Jethro's later RCA albums and they in turn performed on a number of his.
They released six albums on the RCA label.
Track listing
Side one
# "La Fiesta" (Byron Williams) – 2:30
# "Yellow Bird" (Keith - Bergman - Luboff)– 3:18
# "
El Paso" (
Marty Robbins)– 2:47
# "Granada" (Lara - Stewart) – 2:49
# "Adios Amigos" (
Ralph Freed
Ralph Freed (1 May 1907, Vancouver - February 13, 1973) was a Canadian born American lyricist and television producer.
Early Life
Born May 1, 1907 to Max Freed and Rosie (Rosza) Grossman who met in Charleston, SC. Ralph married Grace H. Berchma ...
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Jerry Livingston) – 2:29
# "La Golondrina (The Swallow)" (N. Serradell) – 1:51
Side two
# "Caribbean" (
Mitchell Torok)– 2:24
# "Tomorrow's Tears (Morir un poco)" (Alvaro Covacevic, R. I. Allen) – 2:07
# "
Maria Elena" (
S. K. Russell,
Lorenzo Barcelata)– 3:17
# "
Drina" (
Stanislav Binički
Stanislav Binički ( sr-cyr, Станислав Бинички, ; 27 July 1872 – 15 February 1942) was a Serbian composer, conductor, and pedagogue. A student of German composer Josef Rheinberger, he became the first director of the Opera ...
, Vaughn Horton) – 2:35
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In a Little Spanish Town "In a Little Spanish Town ('Twas on a Night Like This)" is a popular song published in 1926. The music was written by Mabel Wayne, and the lyrics by Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young.
With Jack Fulton's vocals, the song was a 1927 hit for Paul Whiteman & ...
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Sam M. Lewis
Sam M. Lewis (October 25, 1885 – November 22, 1959) was an American singer and lyricist.
Career
Lewis was born Samuel M. Levine in New York City, United States. He began his music career by singing in cafés throughout New York City, and be ...
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Joe Young,
Mabel Wayne
Mabel Wayne (born Mabel Wimpfheimer, July 16, 1890 – June 19, 1978) was an American songwriter, noted as "one of the first women composers to publish a hit song". Her songs included " In a Little Spanish Town", "Ramona", and "It Happened in Mo ...
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Personnel
*Chet Atkins - guitar
*Henry "Homer" Haynes - guitar
*Kenneth "Jethro" Burns - mandolin
References
The Nashville String Band albums
1969 debut albums
Albums produced by Chet Atkins
Albums produced by Bob Ferguson (music)
RCA Victor albums
1960s instrumental albums
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