GEORGE PEHLIVANIAN & THE ARMENIAN ORCHESTRA - BEATLES SYMPHONIC (1993)

Today's post brings an unknown tribute to the Beatles, released in Brazil by the label Kives, entitled "Beatles Symphonic".

The disc contains some interesting reinterpretations, valid for anyone who is passionate about the Beatles and / or tributes and curious people like me.

What harms the work is the attitude of the label when launching, not having the ability to quote the year of release and no information about the interpreters (s) of the songs contained on the disc and their respective musicians. It is unfortunate.

However, an anonymous friend of the blog helped us by informing that the interpreter of this is a tribute is George Pehlivanian & The Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra. I take this opportunity and thank you very much for the kindness of the information.

The Beatles' song selection for this album consists of the following tracks:

01. Penny Lane;

02. Hey Jude;

03. Please please me;

04. Yesterday;

05. Eleanor rigby;

06. A hard day's night;

07. Michele;

08. Lady madonna;

09. Day tripper;

10. Get back;

11. Something;

12. I feel me;

13. Don't let me down;

14. Help;

15. Magical mistery tour;

16. Love me do;

17. All my loving;

18. Julia;

19. Because;

20. She's woman.

Links:

GEORGE PEHLIVANIAN & THE ARMENIAN ORCHESTRA -BEATLES SYMPHONIC

KIVES - BRASIL 

CHET ATKINS - PICKS ON THE BEATLES (1966)

Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician, occasional vocalist, songwriter, and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, Bob Ferguson and others, created the country music style that came to be known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country music's appeal to adult pop music fans. He was primarily known as a guitarist. He also played the mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and ukulele.

Atkins's signature picking style was inspired by Merle Travis. Other major guitar influences were Django Reinhardt, George Barnes, Les Paul, and, later, Jerry Reed. His distinctive picking style and musicianship brought him admirers inside and outside the country scene, both in the United States and abroad.

Atkins spent most of his career at RCA Victor and produced records for the Browns, Hank Snow, Porter Wagoner, Norma Jean, Dolly Parton, Dottie West, Perry Como, Floyd Cramer, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Eddy Arnold, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves, Jerry Reed, Skeeter Davis, Waylon Jennings, and many others.

Rolling Stone credited Atkins with inventing the "popwise 'Nashville sound' that rescued country music from a commercial slump," and ranked him number 21 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time." Among many other honors, Atkins received 14 Grammy Awards and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

He also received nine Country Music Association awards for Instrumentalist of the Year. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. George Harrison was also inspired by Chet Atkins; Early Beatles songs such as "All My Loving" show the influence.

The album was released in 1966, by the recorder RCA Victor and contains the following selection of instrumental songs, in tribute to the Beatles:

01. I feel fine;

02. Yesterday;

03. If I fell;

04. Can't buy me love;

05. I'll cry instead;

06. Things we said today;

07. Hard day's night;

08. I'll follow the sun;

09. She's a woman;

10. And I love her;

11. Michelle;

12. She loves you.

Links:

CHET ATKINS - PICKS ON THE BEATLES

RCA VICTOR - USA 1966