Vince Gill with Danny Gatton, Albert Lee, Mark O'Connor-That's Alright Mama

 


This week's Sunday Special.  From the "American Music Shop" concert program on The Nashville Network (TNN) circa 1991, here are Vince Gill, the late, great, Danny Gatton, Albert Lee, and fiddler extraordinaire Mark O'Connor, jamming on Elvis Presley's "That's Alright Mama".  It should be noted, Elvis is the performer who made "That's Alright, Mama" famous.  Yet, it was legendary bluesman Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, who wrote the tune and first made it a success.  Check it out.  By the way, the full band for "Music Shop" as listed in the credits as this is the encore, includes:

Mark O'Connor: fiddle
Brent Mason: guitar
Gary Smith: keyboards
Jerry Douglas: resonator guitar (Dobro)
Glen Worf: bass
Harry Stinson: drums


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