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The Nashville String Band
The World's Greatest Melodies
Album US 1972 on RCA Victor label
Country (Country, Instrumental)
Cover Photo - Apollo 11 View of Earth - courtesy of NASA ℗©1972, RCA Records, New York, N.Y, Printed in U.S.A. - Made in U.S.A. TMK(S)® Registered. Marca(s) Registrada(s) RCA Corporation Jerry Byrd appears through the courtesy of Monument Records. Track B1: From the MGM film "Doctor Zhivago" Recorded at RCA Victor's "Nashville Sound" Studio
Musicians
 | The Nashville String Band , album by |
 | Bill McElhiney str, 1915-2002 US arranged by |
 | Byron Bach vc, 1922-2009 US cello |
 | Martha McCrory vc, 1920-2019 US cello |
 | Jimmy Isbell dr, cng, tam, US drums |
 | Kenny Buttrey dr, perc, 1945-2004 US drums |
 | Jerry Shook g, US electric guitar, guitar |
 | Jimmy Capps eg, g, acg, electric guitar |
 | Henry Strzelecki b, eb, 1939-2014 US electric upright bass |
 | Chet Atkins g, 1924-2001 US guitar, producer, arranged by |
 | Pete Wade eg, g, US guitar |
 | Ray Edenton g, *1926 US guitar |
 | Jethro Burns man, 1920-1989 US mandolin, arranged by |
 | Johnny Gimble vn, man, 1926-2015 US mandolin, soloist, improvised chorus |
 | Farrell Morris perc, 1938-2012 US percussion |
 | Floyd Cramer p, 1933-1997 US piano |
 | Jerry Byrd stg, 1920-2005 US steel guitar |
 | Gary VanOsdale viola |
 | Marvin Chantry vl, str, viola |
 | Albert Coleman , violin |
| Jo Lennon Parker violin |
 | Samuel Terranova vn, 1925-1985 violin |
 | Sheldon Kurland str, vn, 1928-2010 US violin |
 | Steven Smith str, US violin |
 | Zina Schiff vn, violin |
 | Billy Puett fl, sax, US woodwind |
 | The Jordanaires , 1948-2013 US vocals, accompaniment |
 | Julia Ward Howe , 1819-1910 US written by, uncredited |
 | Sebastián de Yradier , ES written by, uncredited |
 | Daniel Decatur Emmett , 1815-1904 US written by, uncredited |
Producers
| Bill Vandervort engineer, recording |
| NASA photography by, cover photo |
| Ronny Light producer |
| Mike Shockley technician, recording |
| Roy Shockley technician, recording |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Battle Hymn Of The Republic | The Nashville String Band | Julia Ward Howe | 2:48 |
| 2 | | Steel Guitar Rag | The Nashville String Band | Cliffie Stone, Leon McAuliffe, Merle Travis | 2:13 |
| 3 | | Fascination | The Nashville String Band | Dick Manning, Fermo Dante Marchetti | 2:25 |
| 4 | | The Third Man Theme | The Nashville String Band | Anton Karas | 2:40 |
| 5 | | Medley | The Nashville String Band | 2:39 | |
| 6 | | I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes | The Nashville String Band | A. P. Carter | |
| 7 | | Washball Cannonball | The Nashville String Band | A. P. Carter | |
| 8 | | Hawaiian Wedding Song | The Nashville String Band | Al Hoffman, Charles E. King, Dick Manning | 2:21 |
| 9 | | Lara's Theme | The Nashville String Band | Maurice Jarre, Paul Francis Webster | 2:51 |
| 10 | | La Paloma | The Nashville String Band | Sebastián de Yradier | 2:28 |
| 11 | St. Louis Blues | The Nashville String Band | W. C. Handy | 2:34 | |
| 12 | Beer Barrel Polka | The Nashville String Band | Jaromír Vejvoda, Lew Brown, Václav Zeman, Wladimir Timm | 2:16 | |
| 13 | Dixie | The Nashville String Band | Daniel Decatur Emmett | 2:34 |
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