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At the Ryman (1992)

Where the lyrics of At the Ryman take you, and where it was really made.

The album helped bring back a run-down hall: the Ryman Auditorium, nearly 20 years dormant, was renovated soon after and became a concert hall.

Key places

Recorded at the Ryman Auditorium (1992)

Recording site Ryman Auditorium — The album was recorded at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, the one-time home of the Grand Ole Opry. The building was later completely renovated and has since become a concert hall. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• At the Ryman: 1992 live album by Emmylou Harris
• Backed by The Nash Ramblers, her then-newly formed acoustic band
• Recorded at Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee
• Released by Warner Bros. Records in January 1992
• A companion video recording of the concert was released on VHS

Background

• The Ryman was the one-time home of the Grand Ole Opry
• Harris formed the acoustic Nash Ramblers after the end of her Hot Band
• The Nash Ramblers line-up: Sam Bush (fiddle, mandolin, vocals), Roy Huskey Jr. (double bass, vocals), Larry Atamanuik (drums), Al Perkins (banjo, guitar, resonator guitar, vocals), John Randall Stewart (guitar, mandolin, vocals)

Recording

• Recorded between 30 April and 2 May 1991, according to the Spanish-language article
• Recording credits list Ryman Auditorium as the recording site
• Remixed at Jack's Tracks Recording Studio and mastered at Georgetown Masters

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · pt.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Born April 2, 1947 in Birmingham, Alabama; American singer, songwriter, musician, bandleader and activist.
• Regarded as a leading artist of the country rock genre in the 1970s and of Americana in the 1990s.
• Began in the Greenwich Village folk scene in the late 1960s; first album Gliding Bird (1970) under the name "Emmy Lou Harris".
• Discovered by Gram Parsons in 1971; sang harmony on his GP (1973) and worked with him on Grievous Angel before his death in 1973.
• Breakthrough with Pieces of the Sky (1975); five US country number-one singles by 1980.
• Trio (1987) with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt became her best-selling album; At the Ryman (1992) renewed interest in the Ryman Auditorium.
• Wrecking Ball (1995), produced by Daniel Lanois, is seen as a turning point toward Americana.
• Estimated over 15 million records sold; 13 Grammy Awards; inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
• Founded the dog rescue Bonaparte's Retreat in Nashville; organizes the Concerts for a Landmine-Free World benefit tour since 1999.

Reception

At release

• Released in January 1992 as a live album by Harris and the newly formed Nash Ramblers
• Concerts and album received high acclaim, credited with renewed interest in the Ryman

Reappraisal

• Near-universal credit for reviving the dilapidated Ryman Auditorium as an active venue after nearly 20 years of dormancy
• The building was soon completely renovated and has since become a concert hall
• In 2017, released on vinyl to celebrate 25 years since the original release
• For the 2017 anniversary, Harris reunited with the Nash Ramblers to perform the album in its entirety

Records

• Won the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 34th ceremony, awarded to Harris and the Ramblers

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The high acclaim for the concerts and album is credited with renewing interest in the nearly dormant Ryman Auditorium, which was renovated soon after.
• The track list includes Bruce Springsteen's 'Mansion on the Hill' and John Fogerty's 'Lodi'.
• Harris reunited with the Nash Ramblers in 2017 to perform the album in its entirety.
• The 2017 vinyl release marked 25 years since the original release.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

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