The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World

Infobox Album |
Name = The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World
Type = Album
Artist = Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel


Released = March 11, 1997
Recorded = CA Workshop, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre = Bluegrass
Length =
Label = Sony
Producer =
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.25|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gcfuxqthldke link]
* Country Standard Time [http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=496&t=The_Day_Finger_Pickers_Took_Over_the_World link]
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Chet Atkins
Type = album
Last album = "Almost Alone"
(1996)
This album = "The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World"
(1997)
Next album = ""
(2000)Extra chronology 2
Artist = Tommy Emmanuel
Type = album
Last album = "Midnight Drive "
This album = "The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World"
Next album ="Collaboration"

"The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World" is an album by renowned US guitar player Chet Atkins with Australian musician Tommy Emmanuel. Recorded when Chet was 73, this would be his last release of original material in the 20th century.

"Smokey Mountain Lullaby" was nominated for the 1997 Grammy award for Country Instrumental Performance but did not win.

Track listing

#"Borsalino” (Bolling)
#"To 'B' Or Not To 'B'" (Atkins, Goodrum)
#"The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World" (Atkins, Kaitz, Pomeroy)
#"Tip Toe Through the Bluegrass" (Atkins)
#"News From the Outback" (Atkins)
#"Ode to Mel Bay" (Atkins, Denny, Granda)
#"Dixie McGuire" (Emmanuel)
#"Saltwater" (Lennon, Spiro)
#"Mr. Guitar" (Emmanuel)
#"Road To Gundagai/Waltzing Matilda" (Trad.)
#"Smokey Mountain Lullaby" (Atkins)

Personnel

*Chet Atkins - guitar
*Tommy Emmanuel - guitar, bass, brushes
*Paul Yandell - guitar
*Johnny Gimble - fiddle
*Terry McMillan - conga, harmonica, juice harp
*Clark Hagen - guitar
*Giles Reeves - drums, acoustic bass