| Hum & Strum Along with Chet Atkins | ||||
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| Released | August 1959 | |||
| Recorded | February 1–3, 1959 in Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 28:19 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor LSP-2025 (Stereo) | |||
| Producer | Chet Atkins | |||
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Hum & Strum Along with Chet Atkins is the tenth studio album 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.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
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."[1]
Track listing
Side one
- "In the Good Old Summertime" (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
- Chet Atkins – guitar
- Bob Ferris – engineer
References
- 1 2 Ginell, Richard S. "Hum & Strum Along with Chet Atkins > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
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