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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

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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 266 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D7VB-2689 10-in. 12/15/1947 Run for the roundhouse Nellie Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2690 10-in. 12/15/1947 They're out to trap ya Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2691 10-in. 12/15/1947 Cigars, cigarettes, souvenirs Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2850 10-in. 12/18/1947 He lived in Texas (and she lived in Arkansas) Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders ; Billy Williams Female-male vocal duet, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2851 10-in. 12/18/1947 Whoa sailor Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders ; Billy Williams Female-male vocal duet, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2852 10-in. 12/18/1947 I'd rather be a cowgirl Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2853 10-in. 12/18/1947 Aha! San Antone Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2862 10-in. 12/19/1947 Sundown in my heart Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson String band, with male vocal solo and accordion instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2863 10-in. 12/19/1947 Our Anniversary Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson String band, with male vocal solo and accordion instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2864 10-in. 12/19/1947 Sad heart Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson String band, with male vocal solo and accordion instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2865 10-in. 12/19/1947 Somebody loses, somebody wins Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson String band, with male vocal solo and accordion instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2876 10-in. 12/19/1947 My dreamboat in sinking Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson String band, with male vocal solo and accordion instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2880 10-in. 12/19/1947 Television Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2881 10-in. 12/19/1947 Grouchy gaucho Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2882 10-in. 12/19/1947 Ever since Eve Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-2883 10-in. 12/19/1947 The strangest family Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D9VB-0828 10-in. 2/1/1949 Just one more waltz (for old time's sake) Jones Sisters Female vocal duet, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D9VB-0829 10-in. 2/1/1949 Wind of the sea Jones Sisters Female vocal duet, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D9VB-0830 10-in. 2/1/1949 Each flower that blooms must die Jones Sisters Female vocal duet, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D9VB-0835 10-in. 2/1/1949 The fatal wedding Jones Sisters Female vocal duet, with string band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D9VB-0844 10-in. 2/2/1949 (This is) someone's last day Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Victor D9VB-0845 10-in. 2/2/1949 The kneeling drunkard's plea Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Victor D9VB-0846 10-in. 2/2/1949 Why do you weep, dear willow? Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Victor D9VB-0847 10-in. 2/2/1949 Walk a little closer Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band instrumentalist, electric guitar  
Victor D9VB-0848 10-in. 2/2/1949 My darling's home at last Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band instrumentalist, electric guitar  
(Results 101-125 of 266 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Atkins, Chet," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103333.

Atkins, Chet. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103333.

"Atkins, Chet." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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

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