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Chester and Lester

Chester & Lester
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Studio album by Chet Atkins and Les Paul
Released 1976
Recorded May 6-7, 1975
Genre Country, jazz
Length 36:21
Label RCA Victor
Producer Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins chronology
Chet Atkins Goes to the Movies
(1976)
Chester & Lester
(1976)
The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends
(1976)
Chet Atkins Collaborations chronology
The Atkins - Travis Traveling Show
(1974)
Chester & Lester
(1976)
Chet Floyd & Danny
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars
Rolling Stone (?)
The Music Box 4/5 stars

Chester & Lester is a collaborative album by guitarists Chet Atkins and Les Paul released in 1976.

It was recorded in the mid-1970s when Atkins was in his fifties and Paul in his sixties. Atkins coaxed Paul out of his decade-long retirement for this recording. The liner notes state there is very little overdubbing and the majority of the album was live in the studio.

Chester & Lester peaked at No. 11 on Billboard's Country album chart and No. 172 on the Pop album chart. It peaked at No. 27 on the Country chart again in 1978. At the Grammy Awards of 1976, Chester & Lester won the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance.

Bonus tracks on Columbia Nashville CD re-release:


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