Chet Atkins "Streamlined Cannonball"

This is slow and smooth, and full of soul..as only Chet can play it. One of my all time favorites!

I believe the streamlined cannonball was a train..Chet played a lot of tunes about trains!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• chetatkins
• guitar
• mr
• trains
• cannonball
• streamlined
• old
• virtuoso

[Bentguitar]

Tenessee Ernie had the best version in my books. More punch in it than what Chet does.

[daffydoug]

Seems like Chet was trying to give it a lazy, layed back feel. Like a train coming down the tracks down south on a hot, lazy, summer day.

[elmar9]

Nice change from the upbeat version. Beautiful, tasty playing.

[MrGrego73]

Slow but perfection personified

[vulgarinsult]

come on guy's n gal's, every band needs a slow song to catch their breath then turn around and pick your fingers off !!

[Bentguitar]

@pimbadoti

Sorry can't find that song listed in Patti's listof songs. Bet it was very pretty.

[pimbadoti]

@Bentguitar Hi my friend Bentguitar can you tell me where i  can find the version from patti page ?? it was a version in the 1950 or 1960 . it was the est version i ever heard ,, ok my friend anyway thanks

[unstopedpiano]

Amen!

[gobbin35]

I agree, but can not find it now.

[BlShkspr]

This is a Roy Acuff tune. A train song in 3/4 time..? Look up Doc Watson's interpretation of this song. As Doc says, "A train don't waltz down the track, It MOVES..." And he made this song his own. Not to take anything away from Chet.  'Cause he da man!!