CHET ATKINS
Name: Chet Atkins
Born: 20 June 1924 Luttrell, Tennessee
Died: 30 June 2001
Genre: Country, Classical, Folk, Jazz
Years active: 1942 - 2001
Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins (June 20, 1924 - June 30, 2001) was an influential
guitarist and record producer. His picking style, inspired by Merle Travis,
Django Reinhardt, George Barnes and Les Paul, brought him admirers both within
and outside the country scene, both in the U.S.A. and internationally. Atkins
produced records for Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Eddy Arnold, Don Gibson, Jim
Reeves, Jerry Reed, Skeeter Davis, Connie Smith, Waylon Jennings, and others. He
created, along with Owen Bradley, the smoother country music style known as the
Nashville sound, which expanded country music's appeal to include adult pop
music fans as well.
Name: Chet Atkins
Born: 20 June 1924 Luttrell, Tennessee
Died: 30 June 2001
Genre: Country, Classical, Folk, Jazz
Years active: 1942 - 2001
Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins (June 20, 1924 - June 30, 2001) was an influential
guitarist and record producer. His picking style, inspired by Merle Travis,
Django Reinhardt, George Barnes and Les Paul, brought him admirers both within
and outside the country scene, both in the U.S.A. and internationally. Atkins
produced records for Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Eddy Arnold, Don Gibson, Jim
Reeves, Jerry Reed, Skeeter Davis, Connie Smith, Waylon Jennings, and others. He
created, along with Owen Bradley, the smoother country music style known as the
Nashville sound, which expanded country music's appeal to include adult pop
music fans as well.