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Chet Atkins
Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins, nicknamed "Mister Guitar" and "the Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, created the Nashville sound, the country music style which expanded its appeal to adult pop music fans. He was primarily a guitarist, but he also played the mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and ukulele, and occasionally sang. Atkins's signature picking style was inspired by Merle Travis. His 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, Roger Whittaker, Ann-Margret and many others. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Poor Boy Blues
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Why Worry
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Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
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East Tennessee Christmas
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Jolly Old St. Nicholas
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Albums

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Winter Walkin' - The Complete RCA and Columbia Christmas Recordings

2023
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Buckaroo & Other Guitar Classics

2015
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Chester & Lester

2006
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Genius at Work

2021
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Play Guitar With Chet Atkins

2011
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Chet Atkins: RCA Country Legends

2001
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From Nashville with Love

2016
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Live On The Road

2011
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Tenderly

2015
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The Early Years, CD C: 1952-1954

2007

Singles & EPs

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Mister Sandman

Single • 2017
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San Antonio Rose (Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show/1970)

Single • 2010
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Golden Country: Best Of Chet Atkins

EP • 2015

Videos

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"The Entertainer" played by Chet Atkins

GtrWorkShp • 9M views
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A GUITAR GOD | Legendary 1956 Live Dark Eyes | Lost In Time Media

LYNZEE the Band • 1K views
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Mark Knopfler, Why Worry

dan radu • 557 views
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Les Paul with Tommy Emmanuel 2009

chris lentz • 482K views
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Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?

louihowe • 7.2K views
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Chet Atkins - Mr. Sandman Live 1954 Transcription [w. TABS]

DailyDoseTranscriptions • 51K views
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Jerry Reed And Chet Atkins Jerrys Breakdown

Patricia T. • 7.2M views
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Why Worry Chet Atkins Mark Knopfler & Everly Brothers

jean-marie Chaussadas • 2.9M views
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Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed "Baby's Coming Home"

J “jzorn” G • 682K views

Live performances

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Classic Country Christmas

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