The Nashville A-Team
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The Nashville A-Team was a nickname given to a group of session musicians in Nashville, Tennessee, who earned wide acclaim in the 1950s and 1960s. They backed dozens of popular singers, including Elvis Presley, Eddy Arnold, Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves, Bob Dylan and others.[1]
The Nashville A-Team's members typically had backgrounds in country music but were highly versatile. An example of their jazz inclinations can be found in the Nashville All-Stars album with Chet Atkins titled After the Riot at Newport.
Members
Notable members of “The Nashville A-Team” included:
- Bass: Bob Moore, Henry Strzelecki, Junior Huskey, Floyd "Lightnin' " Chance[2] Joe Osborne.
- Drums: Buddy Harman, Jerry Carrigan, Ferris Coursey, Larrie Londin (1970s)
- Guitar: Grady Martin,Hank Garland,Harold Bradley, Ray Edenton (also mandolin, ukelele and banjo) Paul Yandell, Pete Wade, Jerry Kennedy, Norman Blake, Jimmy Capps, Fred Carter, Jr., Jimmy Colvard,)
- Keyboards: Floyd Cramer, Hargus "Pig" Robbins
- Fiddle: Tommy Jackson, Johnny Gimble, Buddy Spicher, Dale Potter, Vassar Clements, Brenton Banks
- Steel Guitar: Pete Drake, Buddy Emmons, Ralph Mooney, Lloyd Green, Buck West, Shot Jackson, Maurice Anderson
- Saxophone: Boots Randolph
- Harmonica: Charlie McCoy
- Harp: Mary Alice Hoepfinger
- Backup singers: The Jordanaires, The Anita Kerr Singers, The Hardin Trio