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In addition to recording, Atkins was a design consultant for Gretsch, which manufactured a popular Chet Atkins line of electric guitars from 1955 to 1980. He became manager of RCA Victor's Nashville studios, eventually inspiring and seeing the completion of the legendary RCA Studio B , the first studio built specifically for the purpose of ...
Reed and Atkins had done a series of recording collaborations nearly 20 years before this release. It peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard Country Albums charts. At the Grammy Awards of 1993, Sneakin' Around won the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance. Chet was also nominated that year for his work with The Chieftains' "Tahitian ...
The Other Chet Atkins: Release date: September 1960; Label: RCA Victor — — Chet Atkins' Workshop: Release date: December 1960; Label: RCA Victor — 7 The Most Popular Guitar: Release date: May 1961; Label: RCA Victor — 119 Christmas with Chet Atkins: Release date: November 1961; Label: RCA Victor — 12 Chet Atkins Plays Back Home Hymns ...
Though Chet Atkins was the most prominent guitarist to be inspired by Merle Travis, the two players' styles were significantly different. As Atkins explained, "While I play alternate bass strings which sounds more like a stride piano style, Merle played two bass strings simultaneously on the one and three beats, producing a more exciting solo ...
Patrick Bergeson (born March 11, 1961) is an American guitarist, harmonica player and occasional songwriter. Based in Nashville, he is best known for his live and session work with Chet Atkins, Lyle Lovett, Suzy Bogguss and Les Brers.
The Guitar Genius is the twenty-second studio album by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1963. It was reissued on CD in 1999. It was also reissued on CD along with And His Guitar in 2004. [1] Five vocal tracks by Atkins' brother Jim were from an unreleased 1958 album to be titled My Brother Sings.
Me & Jerry is the first duet studio album by Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed, released by RCA Records in 1970. Consisting of pop, country and standards, this collaboration won the 1971 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance. It was followed by Me & Chet in 1972.
Chet Atkins chronology; Class Guitar (1967) Hometown Guitar (1968) Solid Gold 68 (1968) Hometown Guitar is the thirty-fourth studio album by Chet Atkins.