vocals Phil Fisher – drums Pat Flynn – acoustic guitar Tom Foote – drums Michael Francis – saxophone Paul Franklin – steel guitar, dobro Gregg Galbraith – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Sonny Garrish – dobro, steel guitar Bob Golette – drums Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, hi-string acoustic guitar Johnny Gimble – fiddle, mandolin Emory Gordy Jr. – bass guitar Carl Gorodetzky – strings Ruben Gosfeld – steel guitar Lennie Haight – strings Rob Hajacos – fiddle Owen Hale – drums Terry Hale – bass guitar Arlene Harden – background vocals Bobby Harden – background vocals Hoot Hester – fiddle John Hobbs – keyboards Jim Horn – saxophone Ronnie Huckaby – piano Sherilyn Huffman – background vocals John Hughey – steel guitar Mitch Humphries – keyboards David Hungate – bass guitar Leo Jackson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar John Barlow Jarvis – piano Gwen Kay – background vocals Dave Kirby – acoustic guitar Jerry Kroon – drums Mike Leech – bass guitar Larrie Londin – drums Benny McArthur – electric guitar Randy McCormick – piano Wade McCurdy – background vocals Rick McRae – electric guitar Bill Mabry – fiddle Liana Manis – background vocals Steve Marsh – saxophone Brent Mason – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Bill Miller – piano David Miller – bass guitar on "Big Ball's in Cowtown" Dennis Molchan – strings Alan Moore – string arrangements Bob Moore – upright bass Weldon Myrick – steel guitar Nashville String Machine – strings Steve Nathan – piano, organ, synthesizer Fred Newell – electric guitar Jody Nix – background vocals on "Big Ball's in Cowtown" Louis Dean Nunley – background vocals Mark O'Connor – fiddle Gary Van Osdale – strings Pamela Van Osdale – strings Larry Paxton – bass guitar Leon Rhodes – bass guitar Hargus "Pig" Robbins – keyboards Judy Rodman – background vocals Matt Rollings – piano Jack Ross – bass guitar Brent Rowan – electric guitar David Sanger – drums on "Big Ball's in Cowtown" Walter Schwede – strings Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar Eldon Shamblin – electric guitar on "Big Ball's in Cowtown" Donna Sheridan – background vocals Jerry Shook – acoustic guitar Frank Sinatra – vocals on "Fly Me to the Moon" Leland Sklar – bass guitar Buddy Spicher – fiddle Harry Stinson – background vocals George Strait – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals Henry Strzelecki – bass guitar Donald Teal – strings