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Chet Atkins
Chester Burton Atkins, nicknamed "Mister Guitar" and "the Country Gentleman", was a fingerpicking guitar player, arranger and producer 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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Mister Sandman
Chet Atkins And His Gallopin' Guitar
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The Next Time I'm In Town
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Albums

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Winter Walkin' - The Complete RCA and Columbia Christmas Recordings

2023
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Tenderly

2015
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The Early Years, CD C: 1952-1954

2007
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Genius at Work

2021
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Buckaroo & Other Guitar Classics

2015
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Chester & Lester

2006
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From Nashville with Love

2016
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Play Guitar With Chet Atkins

2011
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Heartaches

2015
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Live On The Road

2011

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 (Chet Atkins Collection)

EP • 2015

Videos

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Chet Atkins - Mr. Sandman Live 1954 Transcription [w. TABS]

DailyDoseTranscriptions • 55K views
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"The Entertainer" played by Chet Atkins

GtrWorkShp • 9.3M views
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Mark Knopfler, Why Worry

dan radu • 601 views
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Chet Atkins Wildwood Flower

Mirosław Humedo • 690K views
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Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?

louihowe • 7.3K views
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Mark Knopfler & Chet Atkins - Instrumental Medley

Max Jansson • 15M views
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Why Worry Chet Atkins Mark Knopfler & Everly Brothers

jean-marie Chaussadas • 3.2M views
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Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed "Baby's Coming Home"

J “jzorn” G • 833K views
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Jerry Reed And Chet Atkins Jerrys Breakdown

Matt Laufenberg • 1K views

Live performances

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Classic Country Christmas

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