Neck and Neck

Neck and Neck is a collaborative album by American guitarist Chet Atkins and British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on October 9, 1990 by Columbia Records. ½Poor Boy Blues½ was released as a single.

At the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards in 1991, the track ½Poor Boy Blues½ won Best Country Vocal Collaboration, while the track ½So Soft Your Goodbye½ won Best Country Instrumental Performance.

Atkins originally recorded ½Yakety Axe½, a parody of Boots’ Randolph’s ½Yakety Sax½, on his 1965 album More of That Guitar Country.
This new recording features lyrics and a new arrangement that were composed by Merle Travis.
Atkins also previously recorded ½I’ll See You in My Dreams½ on an album with Merle Travis.

TThe track ½There’ll Be Some Changes Made½ was later included as track 10 of the 15-track 1996 Rolls-Royce Sound System Demonstration Disc and accompanying cassette.

(Wikipedia)