'' Reflections '' is a recording by American guitarists
Chet Atkins
Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music ...
and
Doc Watson
Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. Watson won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ...
. The two musical legends team up on ten songs.
Reception
Writing for
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the dat ...
, music critic Michael B. Smith called the release a "deeply personal recording" and wrote of the album "Two of the finest guitarists the world has ever produced are together on one fun-filled record."
Reissues
* Originally released on RCA, it was reissued on CD by
Sugar Hill Records
Sugar Hill Records is an American bluegrass and Americana record label.
It was founded in Durham, North Carolina in 1978 by Barry Poss and David Freeman, the owner of County Records and Rebel Records. Poss acquired full control of Sugar H ...
.
Track listing
Side one
# "Dill Pickle Rag" (Traditional) – 2:33
# "Me and Chet Made a Record" (Chet Atkins, Doc Watson) – 2:35
# "Flatt Did It" (Atkins, Watson) – 2:13
# "Medley: Tennessee Rag/
Beaumont Rag
Beaumont may refer to:
Places Canada
* Beaumont, Alberta
* Beaumont, Quebec
England
* Beaumont, Cumbria
* Beaumont, Essex
** Beaumont Cut, a canal closed in the 1930s
* Beaumont Street, Oxford
France (communes)
* Beaumont, Ardèche
* ...
" (Traditional) – 2:26
# "Medley: Texas Gales/Old Joe Clark" (Traditional) – 3:10
Side two
# "You're Gonna Be Sorry" (
Delmore, Delmore) – 2:21
# "Goodnight Waltz" – 2:56
# "Don't Monkey 'Round My Widder" (Karl Davis) – 3:29
# "Medley: Black and White/Ragtime Annie" (Atkins, Watson) – 2:39
# "On My Way to Canaan's Land" (Traditional) – 3:05
Personnel
*Chet Atkins – guitar, vocals
*Doc Watson - guitar, vocals
*
T. Michael Coleman - bass
*
Terry McMillan
Terry McMillan (born October 18, 1951) is an American novelist. Her work centers around the experiences of Black women in the United States.
Early life
McMillan was born in Port Huron, Michigan. She received a B.A. in journalism in 1977 from ...
- percussion
*Jerry Shook - guitar
References
External links
A Doc Watson discography
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1980 albums
Chet Atkins albums
Doc Watson albums
Albums produced by Chet Atkins
RCA Records albums