Released 1974 Label RCA Release date 1974 Genres Country music, Bluegrass | Length 29:56 Artists Chet Atkins, Merle Travis Producer Jerry Reed | |
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Recorded January 15–16, 1974, Los Angeles, California The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show
(1974) Chet Atkins Picks on Jerry Reed
(1974) The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show
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(1976) Awards Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance Similar Chet Atkins albums, Country music albums | ||
Chet atkins merle travis if i had you
The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show is the title of a recording by guitarists Chet Atkins and Merle Travis, released in 1974. The two musical legends team up on 11 songs, earning the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance. Rehearsed in Nashville, this album was recorded in California.
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Reception
Writing for Allmusic, critic Richie Unterberger wrote of the album "It was a refreshingly plain production for a time when the country scene in which Atkins and Travis had started as youngsters was getting pretty slick. At the same time, there's a lack of ambition to the endeavor that makes it a secondary curiosity in both men's catalogs, and certainly not one of the top places to start as showcases for their formidable abilities."
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Side one
- "Down South Blues" (Atkins, Travis) – 4:36
- "Mutual Admiration" (Shel Silverstein) – 2:10
- "Muskrat Ramble" (Ray Gilbert, Kid Ory) – 2:33
- "If I Had You" (Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Ted Shapiro) – 3:07
- "Cannonball Rag" (Travis) – 1:22
- "Boogie For Cecil" (Atkins, Travis) – 2:29
Side two
- "Is There Anything Better Than This" (Shel Silverstein) – 2:30
- "Dance of the Golden Rod" (Travis) – 1:53
- "Who's Sorry Now?" (Ted Snyder, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) – 2:10
- "Nine Pound Hammer" (Travis) – 2:53
- "I'll See You in My Dreams" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 3:51
Personnel
Songs
1Down South Blues4:36
2Mutual Admiration2:11
3Muskrat Ramble2:32