Released August 1959 Hum & Strum Along with Chet Atkins(1959) Mister Guitar(1959) Release date August 1959 Label One Way Records | Length 28:19 | |
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Recorded Feb 1-3, 1959 in Nashville, TN Similar Chet Atkins albums, Country music albums | ||
Hum & Strum Along with Chet Atkins is a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1959. This is a country-themed "listener participation" album in the vein of the "Sing Along With Mitch" series of albums by Mitch Miller. It came packaged in a gatefold with a lyric and guitar/ukulele chord booklet. It was reissued as an LP in 1961.
Contents
Reception
Allmusic music critic Richard S. Ginell wrote of the album; "An innocuous period piece through and through, notable only for some witty and elegant Atkins fills that somehow get by the concept."
Side one
- "In the Good Old Summer Time" (George Evans, Ren Shields) – 2:08
- "Beautiful Brown Eyes" (Alton Delmore, Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith) – 2:43
- "The Prisoner's Song" (Guy Massey) – 2:19
- "Titanic" (Dean Hudson) – 2:20
- "Tennessee Waltz" (Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart) – 2:03
- "Sweet Bunch of Daisies" (Atkins, Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:12
Side two
- "John Henry" (Traditional) – 2:23
- "Birmingham Jail" (Traditional) – 2:56
- "Music! Music! Music!" (Bernie Baum, Stephen Weiss) – 1:55
- "Cold, Cold Heart" (Hank Williams) – 2:29
- "Bill Bailey" (Hughie Cannon) – 2:15
- "Goodnight Irene" (Lead Belly, Alan Lomax) – 2:35
Personnel
Songs
1In the Good Old Summertime2:10
2Beautiful Brown Eyes2:47
3The Prisoner's Song2:22
References
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