Walk, Don't Run (instrumental)

"Walk, Don't Run" is an instrumental composition written and originally recorded by jazz guitarist Johnny Smith in 1954, which achieved worldwide fame when The Ventures recorded a cover version in 1960.^[1]

It was adapted and re-recorded by Chet Atkins in 1956, and was a track on the LP Hi-Fi In Focus. This arrangement was the inspiration for the version by The Ventures in 1960 (though the Ventures' arrangement is recognizably different from Atkins' finger-picked style) and achieved world-wide recognition, being regarded by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.

^ Stringham, Bart (November 2005). "The Song That Launched A Thousand Ships (...filled with guitar players)". Just Jazz Guitar (45): 42. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2013-11-14.

[Stringham-1] Stringham, Bart (November 2005). "The Song That Launched A Thousand Ships (...filled with guitar players)". Just Jazz Guitar (45): 42. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2013-11-14.

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