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He also listened closely to the single-string playing of George Barnes and Les Paul. Chet Atkins was an amateur radio general class licensee. Formerly using the call sign WA4CZD, he obtained the vanity call sign W4CGP in 1998 to include the CGP designation, which supposedly stood for "Certified Guitar Picker".
The sleeve features liner notes by George Harrison and there is a photo of Atkins wearing a "Beatle wig" on the back cover. It peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Country Albums charts and No. 112 on the Pop Albums charts. Atkins never recorded with the Gretsch Country Gentleman 12-string guitar that was made especially for him and is pictured on ...
Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins is the second studio album recorded by American guitarist Chet Atkins on the RCA Victor label. It was available as a 10-inch vinyl record. RCA subsequently released it as a 12-inch LP in 1955 with additional and omitted tracks.
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 ...
RCA packaged some of Atkins' early recordings between 1950 and 1953 originally released on 10" versions for this title. They filled the collection out with more tracks for this 12" LP. The 1967 re-issue is in "phoney stereo." Atkins had two hit singles in 1955, "Mr. Sandman" and a guitar duet with Hank Snow called "Silver Bell."
Originally released in 1953 as a 10-inch vinyl record titled String Dustin', the record showcased Atkins, Henry "Homer" Haynes, Ken "Jethro" Burns, Jerry Byrd and Dale Potter playing older pop and jazz material. The record, as with all All Star recordings, received little promotion from RCA.
The Night Atlanta Burned is the forty-sixth studio album by Chet Atkins, credited to "The Atkins String Co." — a quartet comprising Chet, Johnny Gimble, Paul Yandell and Lisa Silver. The album is a fusion of classical musical techniques with country, folk and bluegrass.
The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World is an album by American guitarist Chet Atkins and Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel. [2] [1] Recorded when Atkins was 73, this was his last release of original material in the 20th century.