I recorded these Chet Atkins (and Friends) appearances from the original TNN tapes from Nashville Now with Ralph Emery. Many of these I couldn’t find anywhere online.
Show #32017 | March 30, 1983
00:00:00 - Ready for the Time To Get Better
00:04:10 - Harlequin Romance
00:05:46 - Rocky Top
Show #32137 | September 14, 1983
00:09:01 - Don’t Monkey ’Round My Widder (with Doc Watson!)
00:11:37 - Pickin’ with Doc Watson
Show #32164 | October 21, 1983
00:15:39 - Gallopin’ Guitar (with Mark O’Connor, Paul Yandell)
00:19:13 - Pickin’ in the Wind (with Mark O’Connor, Paul Yandell)
Show #42020 | January 30, 1984
00:27:30 - Sweet Georgia Brown (with Paul Yandell, Jerry Douglas)
00:32:04 - Help Me Make It Through the Night
00:35:58 - Alabama Jubilee (with Bela Fleck & Jerry Douglas)
Show #42078 | April 19, 1984
00:40:39 - Hawaiian Wedding Song (with Paul Yandell, Steve Warner)
00:44:08 - Wildwood Flower (with Steve Warner)
47:01 - Yankee Doodle (with Steve Warner)
Show #42129 | July 4, 1984
48:48 - Alabama Jubilee
52:52 - Danny Boy
56:11 - Snowbird
Show #42206 | October 23, 1984
59:09 - Dance with Me
1:03:23 - Sails (with Steve Warner)
1:07:01 - The Orange Blossom Special
Show #52020 | January 29, 1985
1:10:54 - Mr. Bojangles (with Mark O’Connor)
1:15:18 - Birth of the Blues
1:18:38 - Limehouse Blues (with Mark O’Connor, Bela Fleck, )
Show #52211 | October 30, 1985
1:24:20 - Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)
1:28:31 - Quiet Eyes
1:31:45 - San Antonio Rose / Tribute to Bob Wills (with “Jenna J“ and Steve Warner)
Show #62154 | August 7, 1986
1:34:47 - Classical Gas
1:42:46 - Crystal in the Light (with Paul Yandell)
1:46:09 - with Earl Klugh
1:49:48 - Beatles Medley
Show #72027 | February 9, 1987
1:53:14 - Steve Warner Coining the phrase, “Guitar Hero“
1:53:29 - Gibson Girl
1:57:07 - Banjo
1:58:14 - Love Me Tender (on Banjo)
2:00:00 - Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms (on Banjo)
2:01:11 - Aunt Dinah’s Quilting Party (on Banjo)
2:02:31 - Mountain Dew (on Banjo)
2:03:26 - Sails (with Steve Warner)
Show #72094 | May 22, 1987
2:06:36 - Would Jesus Wear A Rolex?
2:09:34 - In The Good Old Summertime
2:12:38 - Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) (with Don McLean, writer of “Vincent“)
Show #72159 | August 24, 1987
2:18:37 - Steeplechase Lane
2:21:49 - Black Mountain Rag
2:24:45 - I Just Can’t Say Goodbye
Show #82042 | March 2, 1988
2:29:43 - with Paul Yandell
2:33:13 - The Last Farewell (with Roger Whittaker)
2:37:29 - Meet Mister Callaghan
2:40:24 - The Good Old E A R and H (Train Song)(with Roger Whittaker)
(Thank you to Paolo Spadaro & boguitar87 for helping me to identify some of these performance titles)
I am ripping VHS from childhood and uploading them here for my Dad to see. Please don’t sue me.I recorded these from the original TNN tape from Nashville Now! with Ralph Emery. Many of these I couldn’t find anywhere online.