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Chet Atkins

Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known also as "Mr. 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. 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. 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.

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. George Harrison was also inspired by Chet Atkins; early Beatles songs such as "All My Loving" show the influence.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 20, 1924 (Luttrell), Died June 30, 2001 (Nashville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, leader, electric guitar, vocalist, composer, songwriter, violin, electric bass, arranger

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 266 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D7VB-1948 10" 10/29/1947 Lost deep in the bottom of the sea Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-1949 10-in. 10/29/1947 In the pines (the longest train I ever saw) Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-1950 10-in. 10/29/1947 The letter I'm mailing to you Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2000 10-in. 11/6/1947 Never trust a man Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2001 10-in. 11/6/1947 Wide, rollin' plains Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2002 10-in. 11/6/1947 The ding dong polka Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders String band, with female vocal solo, yodeling, drums and accordion instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2003 10-in. 11/6/1947 Take it back and change it for a boy Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2029 10-in. 11/11/1947 My guitar is my sweetheart Chet Atkins ; Colorado Mountain Boys Male vocal solo, with string band leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Victor D7VB-2030 10-in. 11/11/1947 I'm pickin' the blues Chet Atkins ; Colorado Mountain Boys Male vocal solo, with string band leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, songwriter  
Victor D7VB-2032 10-in. 11/11/1947 Barnyard shuffle Chet Atkins ; Colorado Mountain Boys String band leader, instrumentalist, guitar, composer  
Victor D7VB-2206 10-in. 11/19/1947 Save your money Chet Atkins ; Colorado Mountain Boys Male vocal solo, with string band leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, songwriter  
Victor D7VB-2207 10-in. 11/19/1947 (I may be color blind but) I know when I'm blue Chet Atkins ; Colorado Mountain Boys Male vocal solo, with string band leader, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist  
Victor D7VB-2208 10-in. 11/19/1947 I've been working on the guitar Chet Atkins ; Colorado Mountain Boys String band, with solos leader, instrumentalist, guitar, arranger  
Victor D7VB-2209 10-in. 11/19/1947 Dizzy strings Chet Atkins ; Colorado Mountain Boys String band, with solos leader, instrumentalist, guitar, composer  
Victor D7VB-2249 10-in. 11/21/1947 Signed, sealed and delivered Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2250 10-in. 11/21/1947 When I was young and handsome Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2251 10-in. 11/21/1947 Tears today and blues tomorrow Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2252 10-in. 11/21/1947 Mountain Rosalie Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2263 10-in. 11/24/1947 I met the cutest fellow in Pocatello Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, electric guitar, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2264 10-in. 11/24/1947 He taught me how to yodel Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2265 10-in. 11/24/1947 You ain't where you come from now Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2266 10-in. 11/24/1947 I wasn't born yesterday Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2669 10-in. 12/12/1947 Easy payment blues Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2671 10-in. 12/12/1947 I'm a tired cowboy Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2688 10-in. 12/15/1947 Twin trouble Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 76-100 of 266 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Atkins, Chet," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103333.

Atkins, Chet. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103333.

"Atkins, Chet." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103333

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