Chet Atkins
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Chester Burton Atkins |
| Also known as | Mr. Guitar The Country Gentleman |
| Born |
June 20, 1924 Luttrell, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | June 30, 2001 (aged 77) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country, jazz, rock and roll, folk, rockabilly |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, violin, vocals, banjo, ukulele |
| Years active | 1942–1996 |
| Labels | RCA Victor, Columbia |
| Associated acts | The Country All-Stars Arthur Fiedler Les Paul Jerry Reed Hank Snow Merle Travis The Carter Sisters Mark Knopfler |
| Website | www |
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Gretsch Country Gentleman Gretsch 6120 Gretsch Tennessean Gibson Chet Atkins SST |
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Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001) 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.
Atkins' signature picking style was inspired by Merle Travis. Other major guitar influences were Django Reinhardt, George Barnes, Les Paul, and, later, Jerry Reed. His distinctive picking style and musicianship brought him admirers inside and outside the country scene, both in the United States and abroad. Atkins spent most of his career at RCA Victor and produced records for the Browns, Hank Snow, Porter Wagoner, Norma Jean, Dolly Parton, Dottie West, Perry Como, Floyd Cramer, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Eddy Arnold, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves, Jerry Reed, Skeeter Davis, Waylon Jennings, and many others.
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