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Also known as Chester Burton Atkins, Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins

American guitarist (1924–2001)

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Luttrell, Tennessee, USA

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…

Known for

  • Country's Family Reunion: Precious Memories (Vol. 1) — Self2016
  • The Winding Stream — Self (archive footage)2014
  • Country at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2011
  • Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame — Self (archive footage)2007
  • Chet Atkins: A Life in Music — Self2000
  • In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story — Self1999
  • The Genius of Lenny Breau — Self1999
  • Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon — Self - Guest Artist1996
  • Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story — Chet Atkins1995
  • Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms — Self1993

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Key facts

Also known as
"Mister Guitar", "The Country Gentleman"
Born
Chester Burton Atkins , ( 1924-06-20 ) June 20, 1924, Luttrell, Tennessee , U.S.
Died
June 30, 2001 (2001-06-30) (aged 77), Forest Hills, Tennessee , U.S.
Genres
Country pop rock jazz classical folk rockabilly country rock
Occupations
Musician songwriter producer
Instrument
Guitar
Works
Chet Atkins discography
Years active
1942–1996
Labels
RCA Victor , Columbia
Formerly of
The Country All-Stars Arthur Fiedler Les Paul Jerry Reed Hank Snow Merle Travis The Carter Sisters Mark Knopfler Tommy Emmanuel Jim Carney
Website
misterguitar .us

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Atkins
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Luttrell
Place of death
Nashville
Occupation
songwriter
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
violin
Record label
Columbia Records
Official website
www.misterguitar.us
Image
Chet Atkins.jpg
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date of birth
1924-06-20
Commons category
Chet Atkins
date of death
2001-06-30
cause of death
Colorectal cancer
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1942-00-00
end of work period
1996-00-00
name in native language
Chet Atkins
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Encyclopedic overview

Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chet Atkins” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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