Chester Burton Atkins,also known 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.
Dottie West Sings Sacred Ballads is a studio album by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in July 1967 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Chet Atkins. The album was West's sixth studio effort and only gospel music collection to be released during her career. The album did not spawn any singles nor did it reach positions on any national publication charts.
I'll Help You Forget Her is a studio album by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in November 1967 on RCA Victor and was produced by Chet Atkins. West's seventh studio effort,I'll Help You Forget Her was also her fourth studio offering in 1967. It included the single "Like a Fool",which became a major hit. The album itself would reach peak positions on national publication charts.
Country Girl is a studio album by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in August 1968 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Chet Atkins. The project was West's ninth studio album and second to be released in 1968. The album consisted of 12 tracks,which contained new recordings and cover versions. The album's title track became a major hit in 1968 and would later be a signature song for West.
A Session with Chet Atkins is the third studio album recorded by American guitarist Chet Atkins. It features Atkins introducing standard pop and jazz melded with country sensibilities. The liner notes state this is the first use of a celeste on a country record. The musicians include Homer and Jethro in the rhythm section. Atkins uses his new EchoSonic amplifier for the first time on his recordings.
The Most Popular Guitar is the fifteenth studio album by guitarist Chet Atkins,released in 1961. It is an example of his highly orchestrated,smooth sound with lush strings and vocal choruses. While it did not top the chart action of his previous release Chet Atkins' Workshop,it spent ten weeks on the Billboard LP chart.
Guitar Country is the twenty-fourth studio album by American guitarist Chet Atkins. It was nominated for the 1964 Best Country &Western Album Grammy award but did not win. It reached number 1 on the Country albums charts. Prior to 1964,there was no separate genre chart for Country LPs,thus Chet's previous charting albums were on the Pop charts. Numerous future Atkins releases "crossed over" from the Country and Pop charts.
More of That Guitar Country is the twenty-seventh studio album by US country musician Chet Atkins. It is a follow-up to his Guitar Country release and was more successful. His rendition of "Yakety Sax" by Boots Randolph earned Atkins a hit on the country singles charts. A mix of traditional fingerpicking,country-flavored pop and traditional country,the album peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Country charts.
Music from Nashville,My Home Town is the thirtieth studio album by Chet Atkins. It was re-released on CD in 2006 combined with Chet. Both were originally released on the budget label,RCA Camden.
The Atkins–Travis Traveling Show is the title of a recording by guitarists Chet Atkins and Merle Travis,released by RCA Records in 1974. The two musical legends team up on 11 songs,earning the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance. Rehearsed in Nashville,this album was recorded in California.
Me &Jerry is the first duet studio album by Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed,released by RCA Records in 1970. Consisting of pop,country and standards,this collaboration won the 1971 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance.
Guitar Monsters is an album by Chet Atkins and Les Paul,released by RCA Records in 1978. It is their second collaboration,after their Grammy Award-winning release Chester &Lester.
First Nashville Guitar Quartet is the title of a 1979 album by Chet Atkins,Liona Boyd,John Knowles and John Pell.
Superpickers is a 1974 album by guitarist Chet Atkins and top recording session players in Nashville,TN.
After the Riot at Newport is an album by the Nashville All-Stars,which was recorded live after the cancellation of their appearance at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival.
Reminiscing is the first collaborative long-play recording by American country music artists Chet Atkins and Hank Snow,released in 1964.
The Best of Chet Atkins &Friends is a compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins,released in 1976. It peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Country Albums charts in 1977.
Remembering Patsy Cline &Jim Reeves is a tribute album released in 1982 remembering the music of country stars Patsy Cline and Jim Reeves who were both killed in plane crashes in the early 1960s. It was released by MCA Records. A similar album called Greatest Hits of Jim Reeves &Patsy Cline had been released the previous year by RCA Records.
Tennessee Firebird is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1966 and released on the RCA label in 1967. The session featured both jazz and country musicians,including guitarist Chet Atkins,saxophonist Steve Marcus,fiddler Buddy Spicher,harmonica player Charlie McCoy and drummer Roy Haynes.
The Guitar Genius is the twenty-second studio album by American guitarist Chet Atkins,released in 1963. It was reissued on CD in 1999. It was also reissued on CD along with And His Guitar in 2004. Five vocal tracks by Atkins' brother Jim were from an unreleased 1958 album to be titled My Brother Sings. That album was later released by Sundazed Records with the original RCA Victor cover art and label in 2015.
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