More of That Guitar Country

by Chet Atkins

Overview

The followup album to Guitar Country, More of That Guitar Country spawned a bigger hit than anything on its predecessor -- or anything in Chet Atkins' long career for that matter. That tune was "Yakety Axe" -- a retitled cover of Boots Randolph's "Yakety Sax," which itself was inspired by the Coasters' "Yakety Yak" -- a rapid-fire, barnyard-flavored tune that rose to number four on the country singles charts of 1965. As it happens, this was a deceptively flamboyant leadoff track for one of Atkins' least-cluttered, mostly reined-in, and most musical albums of the mid-'60s, searching for good material wherever he can find it, even outside the cloistered world of Nashville. With a subdued intro as a temporary decoy, "Old Joe Clark" gets exactly the kind of fingerpicking, fingerbusting performance fans expect from this guitarist. The Johnny Cash hit "Understand Your Man" gets a neat, genteel, two-beat rendition that reminds one of its close resemblance to Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" -- and Dylan himself is represented by an early (for Nashville) countrified cover of "Blowin' in the Wind." Jerry Smith (piano) and Charlie McCoy (harmonica) are among the session regulars who keep the Nashville music machine running smoothly behind Atkins. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	01/15/2015
Label:	Sony Music
UPC:	0888430293823
Rank:	7764

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Chet Atkins   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Bob Dylan   Composer
Boudleaux Bryant   Composer
Chet Atkins   Composer
Johnny Cash   Composer
Traditional   Composer
James Rich   Composer
John D. Loudermilk   Composer
Rex Griffin   Composer
Hank Williams   Composer
Donovan   Composer
Boots Randolph   Composer