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Chet Atkins

06/20/1924-06/30/2001 in Luttrell, TN

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  • Traditional Country
  • Country
  • Folk

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Biography

Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician, occasional vocalist, songwriter, and record producer, who along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, among others, created the country music style that came to be known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country music's appeal to adult pop music fans. He was primarily known as a guitarist. He also played the mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and ukulele. ... (see more)


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Albums by Release Date

The Art Of Chet Atkins: Teensville~ Chet Atkins In Hollywood album cover
The Art Of Chet Atkins: Teensville~ Chet Atkins In Hollywood
by Chet Atkins
Inducted Into The Hall Of Fame 1973 album cover
Inducted Into The Hall Of Fame 1973
by Chet Atkins
Guitar Country-More Of That Guitar Country album cover
Guitar Country-More Of That Guitar Country
by Chet Atkins
Read My Licks album cover
Read My Licks
by Chet Atkins
Tennessee Guitar Man album cover
Tennessee Guitar Man
by Chet Atkins
Reflections album cover
Reflections
by Chet Atkins, Doc Watson
The Other Chet Atkins album cover
The Other Chet Atkins
by Chet Atkins
Plays Back Home Hymns album cover
Plays Back Home Hymns
by Chet Atkins
Teensville album cover
Teensville
by Chet Atkins
In Hollywood album cover
In Hollywood
by Chet Atkins
CGP album cover
CGP
by Chet Atkins
Almost Alone album cover
Almost Alone
by Chet Atkins
The Essential album cover
The Essential
by Chet Atkins
Neck And Neck album cover
Neck And Neck
by Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler

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My Very Special Guests (Legacy Edition) album cover
My Very Special Guests (Legacy Edition)
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LAGQ's Guitar Heroes album cover
LAGQ's Guitar Heroes
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Portraits album cover
Portraits
by Martin Taylor

Compilations

Dim Lights, Thick Smoke & Hillbilly Music: Country & Western Hit Parade 1957 album cover
Dim Lights, Thick Smoke & Hillbilly Music: Country & Western Hit Parade 1957
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Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar album cover
Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar
by Various Artists
Real 60's: Country album cover
Real 60's: Country
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Hillbilly Boogie album cover
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Hillbilly Blues 1928-1946 album cover
Hillbilly Blues 1928-1946
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