
Chet Atkins
Biography
Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins, known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", 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's 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. Rolling Stone credited Atkins with inventing the "popwise 'Nashville sound' that rescued country music from a commercial slump," and ranked him number 21 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time." Among many other honors, Atkins received 14 Grammy Awards and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He also received nine Country Music Association awards for Instrumentalist of the Year. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chet Atkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For(26 works)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

Numéro un
1975Numéro un
1975

Dinah!
1974Dinah!
1974

The Johnny Cash Show
1969The Johnny Cash Show
1969

The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976

Nashville 99
1977Nashville 99
1977

In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
1999In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
1999

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1987The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1987

Country at the BBC
2011Country at the BBC
2011

Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
1995Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
1995

In the Hank Williams Tradition
1989In the Hank Williams Tradition
1989

Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms
1993Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms
1993

Guitar
1991Guitar
1991

The Winding Stream
2014The Winding Stream
2014

Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
2007Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
2007

Hee Haw 10th Anniversary Celebration
1978Hee Haw 10th Anniversary Celebration
1978

Chet Atkins: A Life in Music
2000Chet Atkins: A Life in Music
2000

Chet Atkins and Friends
1987Chet Atkins and Friends
1987

Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon
1996Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon
1996

Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl
1977Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl
1977

The Genius of Lenny Breau
1999The Genius of Lenny Breau
1999

Tennessee Jamboree
1964Tennessee Jamboree
1964

Chet Atkins: Rare Performances 1955-1975
Chet Atkins: Rare Performances 1955-1975

Country's Family Reunion: Precious Memories (Vol. 1)
2016Country's Family Reunion: Precious Memories (Vol. 1)
2016

Leo Kottke: Home + Away
1989Leo Kottke: Home + Away
1989