Carter Sisters And Mother Maybelle With Chet Atkins CD - Import

This extensive collection features the legendary country guitarist Chet Atkins backing members of the equally storied first family of country music, the Carter Family, just before his first forays into studio session work in the early 1950s. In a variety of recordings taken from radio transcriptions, Atkins backs the Carter sisters on country novelty songs, such as "You Made Toothpicks of the Timber of My Heart" and "Take a Tater and Wait" (both featuring a young June Carter), and performs solo on some memorable instrumentals, including "When You and I Was Young, Maggie" and "I've Been Working on the Railroad."

Here are rare, previously unreissued 1950 tracks from mint tests of transcription discs for mid-West radio. Chet Atkins plays guitar (or fiddle - 3 cuts) on all but one of 39 tracks (Maybelle plays on that one!). 8 are solos by Chet, and he sings on 6.

Chet Atkins/Carter Sisters: Helen Carter, June Carter Cash, Anita Carter (vocals).

Personnel: Chet Atkins (guitar); Mother Maybelle Carter (guitar, background vocals).