| Guitar Monsters | ||||
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| Studio album by Chet Atkins and Les Paul | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Country, jazz | |||
| Length | 31:16 | |||
| Label | RCA Records APL1-2786 | |||
| Producer | Bob Ferguson | |||
| Chet Atkins chronology | ||||
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Guitar Monsters is an album by Chet Atkins and Les Paul, released in 1978. It is their second collaboration, after their Grammy Award-winning release Chester & Lester .
At the Grammy Awards of 1978, Guitar Monsters was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Performance.
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Writing for Allmusic, critic Richard S. Ginell recalled the success of the duo's first collaboration and wrote of this album "the results are just about as marvelous." [1]
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, Bob Ferguson and 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 guitarist. He also played the mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and ukulele.
The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World is an album by American guitarist Chet Atkins and Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel. Recorded when Atkins was 73, this was his last release of original material in the 20th century. "Smokey Mountain Lullaby" was nominated for the 1997 Grammy Award for Country Instrumental Performance.
Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions is the fifth studio album recorded by American guitarist Chet Atkins. The recording mixes unique arrangements of traditional tunes, pop songs and classical arrangements. Atkins stated in his 1974 autobiography that this album was the first time he strayed away from country, even though he had been fired numerous times from various radio shows for "not sounding country enough".
Sneakin' Around is a collaborative album by American guitarists Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed, released in 1991. Reed and Atkins had done a series of recording collaborations nearly 20 years before this release. It peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard Country Albums charts.
C.G.P. is the fifty-fifth studio album by Chet Atkins. It was released in 1988 by Columbia Records. The initials in the title refer to the Atkins-coined title "Certified Guitar Player", a moniker he assigned not only to himself but other guitarists he admired and felt contributed to the legacy of guitar playing.
Chester & Lester is a collaborative album by guitarists Chet Atkins and Les Paul released in 1976.
Almost Alone is the fifty-seventh studio album by Chet Atkins. He was 71 at the time of the album's release. It is almost all solo guitar instrumentals. "Jam Man" won the 1997 Grammy award for Best Country & Western Instrumental Performance.
Our Man in Nashville is the twentieth studio album by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1963. RCA did a series of "Our Man in ..." and Chet was indeed their man in Nashville. He was producing and developing the "Nashville sound".
Read My Licks is the fifty-sixth studio album by American guitarist Chet Atkins.
Caribbean Guitar is the eighteenth studio album recorded by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1962.
Sails is the fifty-fourth studio album by Chet Atkins. It was released in 1987 by Columbia Records. Sails follows in the 1980s' vein of Chet Atkins' releases with a smooth jazz and new age atmosphere.
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.
Work It Out With Chet Atkins C.G.P. is the fiftieth studio album by Chet Atkins. After recording for RCA Victor since 1947, Chet left the label to join Columbia. This release is background music for exercising. He was nominated for the 1984 Best Country & Western Instrumental Performance Grammy award for "Tara's Theme" but did not win. It peaked at No. 64 on the Billboard Country Albums charts.
The Night Atlanta Burned is the forty-sixth studio album by Chet Atkins, credited to "The Atkins String Co." — a quartet comprising Chet, Johnny Gimble, Paul Yandell and Lisa Silver. The album is a fusion of classical musical techniques with country, folk and bluegrass.
It's a Guitar World is the thirty-first studio album by guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1966.
Solid Gold 69 is the thirty-eighth studio album by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1969.
Chet Atkins Picks on Jerry Reed is the 45th studio album of instrumental guitar versions of ten Jerry Reed compositions performed primarily by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1974.
Me & Jerry is the first duet studio album by Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed, released in 1970. Consisting of pop, country and standards, this collaboration won the 1971 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance.
Me & Chet is the title of the follow-up to Me & Jerry, the successful duet recording by Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed. It was nominated for the 1972 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance but did not win. Chet's solo release Chet Atkins Picks on the Hits was also nominated in the same category. It reached No. 24 on the Billboard Country Album charts.
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.
