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Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), also known as " Mister Guitar " and " the Country Gentleman ", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music style which expanded its appeal to adult pop music fans.
Watch Chet Atkins perform his classic hit Mr. Sandman live on TV in 1954. Enjoy the master of guitar and jazz in this rare video.
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Jun 26, 2024 · Chet Atkins (born June 20, 1924, Luttrell, Tennessee, U.S.—died June 30, 2001, Nashville, Tennessee) was an influential American country-and-western guitarist and record company executive who is often credited with developing the Nashville Sound.
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Jul 2, 2001 · Chet Atkins, known as Mr. Guitar, died on Saturday morning (June 30th) at his home in Nashville at age seventy-seven, after battling cancer for several years.
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No other country instrumentalist has achieved the same renown and respect as Chet Atkins. His immense influence on country, rock, and jazz musicians has lasted more than half a century, and many of the hit records he produced during his days at RCA are now classics.
Dec 16, 2011 · Chet Atkins is no longer the household name he was in the 1960s, when he was all over TV and radio with his guitar. But every year, the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society packs a Nashville hotel.
Guitarist, songwriter, producer, talent scout, confidante – Chet Atkins, who passed away on June 30, 2001, played so many roles so well for so long that to enumerate his contributions would take more than a few pages and indeed merit a book length treatise.
Jul 1, 2001 · Chet Atkins, the versatile guitarist and record producer who was a leader in the growth of Nashville as a music center in the 1950's and part of the elite force that...
