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"Read My Licks" (Allen, Jones) – 4:34 "Take a Look at Her Now" (Bergeson, Kass) – 3:56 "Around the Bend" (Atkins, Jerry Reed) – 3:45 "Dream" (Johnny Mercer) – 4:35 "Vincent" – 3:48; Personnel. Chet Atkins – guitar, vocals; Suzy Bogguss – vocals; Pat Bergeson – guitar, percussion; David Hungate – bass; John Jarvis – keyboards
- Who Is Mark Knopfler?
- Slow Train Coming by Bob Dylan
- Break Every Rule by Tina Turner
- Read My Licks by Chet Atkins
- The Long Black Veil by The Chieftains
- October Road by James Taylor
- 80 by B.B. King
- Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems by Emmylou Harris
- A Talented and Gifted Musician
Mark Knopfler is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Born in 1949, he’s originally from Scotland but raised in England. He was the lead guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the rock band Dire Straits. With his younger brother, Knopfler co-founded Dire Straits. The band recorded six albums, including their best-seller, Brot...
In 1978, Bob Dylan claims Jesus showed up in his Arizona hotel room after a concert. From there, he began Bible classes and revamping his songs. Toward the tour’s end, he replaced lyrics with biblical verses. After that tour, Dylan started writing songs reflecting his new spirituality. Hal Lindsey influenced Dylan with his prophecy that the Book of...
In 1986, Tina Turner released her sixth solo album, Break Every Rule. It was the follow-up to her hugely successful comeback album, Private Dancer. Turner enlisted several artists and producers, including Phil Collins and Bryan Adams. Graham Lyle and Terry Britten produced the entirety of side one of Break Every Rule. They were the team behind Turn...
Read My Licks is Chet Atkins’ fifty-sixth studio album. He released this country album in 1994. For the album’s production, Atkins enlisted talented singers and musicians to back up his own guitar virtuosity. The album has diverse undertones of pop and folk rock, though it’s clearly in Atkins’ “Nashville Sound.” Mark Knopfler was onboard as a guest...
The Chieftains, formed in 1962, is the quintessential Irish folk band. Their sound is almost entirely instrumental and uses the Irish version of the bagpipe, uilleann pipes. They’re credited with popularizing traditional Irish music around the world. For their 1995 album, The Long Black Veil, the band collaborated with well-known musicians, includi...
James Taylor released his fifteenth studio album, October Road, in 2022. The album contained new songs written by Taylor and arrived two years after releasing his Greatest Hits Volume 2. Taylor released the album in two versions: a single disc and a limited edition two-disc version with three extra songs. Sailing to Philadelphia, the third bonus tr...
B.B. King released the album 80 to celebrate his 80th birthday in 2005. It features duets with a variety of excellent musicians. Not surprisingly, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. The King of the Blues asked Mark Knopfler to join him as a guest on this album. Mark played guitar on the...
Emmylou Harris put together a box set of songs she selected as personal favorites. The collection contains four CDs and a bonus DVD. Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems came out in 2007. Working with James Austin, Harris pulls together a retrospective of her five-decade career. She also digs into her special collaborations, unreleased live and d...
A man of many talents, we love the results when Mark Knopfler collaborates as a guest with other artists. His voice adds a rich depth to any song. Whether lead or backup, his guitar magic fills up the genre. Do you have a favorite Mark Knopfler song? Tell us about it in the comments.
Feb 17, 2007 · With special guests like Dire Strait's Mark Knopfler, it's an amazing collection of great guitar work. Finally, the entire album is worth the price meerly for the amazing instrumental version of Don Mclean's classic Vincent.
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Released. 2000 — Europe. CD —. Album. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Read My Licks by Chet Atkins, C.G.P.. Compare versions and buy on Discogs.
His newest album is scheduled for release in 2015. Knopfler on his favorite style of music: “My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues.”...
