| The Best of Chet Atkins, Vol. 2 | ||||
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| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country, pop | |||
| Length | 28:01 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
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The Best of Chet Atkins, Vol. 2 is a compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins.
This title has been discontinued. All the songs are available on other compilation packages and Chet Atkins retrospectives.
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.
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.
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.
Chet Atkins in Hollywood is the ninth studio album recorded by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1959. The title takes its name from the fact that Atkins recorded it in Hollywood. The lush string arrangements are by Dennis Farnon. Atkins later re-recorded this album in his home studio, using the orchestra tapes from the Hollywood session. The original LP lists Atkins as the producer, the 1961 reissue lists "... with Dennis Farnon and his orchestra" and also lists Dick Peirce as producer.
Chet Atkins' Workshop is the fourteenth studio album recorded by American guitarist Chet Atkins. Full of pop and jazz stylings and no country, this became his best-selling LP to date, peaking at No. 7 on the Billboard Pop album charts.
Teen Scene is the twenty-first studio album by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1963. It was nominated for the 1964 Best Rock and Roll Recording Grammy but did not win. It reached No. 93 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts. The album was reissued in 1975 on the Pickwick budget label.
Caribbean Guitar is the eighteenth studio album recorded by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1962.
Chet Atkins Goes to the Movies is the forty-seventh studio album by guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1975.
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.
First Nashville Guitar Quartet is the title of a 1979 album by Chet Atkins, Liona Boyd, John Knowles and John Pell.
Chet, Floyd & Boots is a studio album by American guitarist Chet Atkins, pianist Floyd Cramer and saxophone player Boots Randolph. Boots had a novelty hit with Yakety Sax which Chet covered, playing the saxophone lead on guitar, as Yakety Axe - which also became a hit. Cramer was a regular session musician at the Nashville studios, playing with a multitude of artists including Elvis Presley and Brenda Lee, helping to define the "Nashville Sound" that Atkins had also helped develop. The trio briefly toured together.
Guitar Legend: The RCA Years is a two-disc compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. The 50 tracks included here focus on his first recordings in 1947 to the 1977 release Nashville Guitar Quartet.
The Essential Chet Atkins: The Columbia Years is a compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. The 15 tracks included here are from his recordings on the Columbia label from 1983 to the 1997. The tracks have all been digitally remastered.
The Best of Chet Atkins is a compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1964.
The Essential Chet Atkins is a two-disc compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 2007 on the Legacy label.
The Early Years 1946–1957 is a five-disc compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 2007.
Eclectic Guitar is a compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 2007 on the El label.
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.
Chet Picks on the Grammys is a compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. The 13 tracks are all recordings of songs that won Grammy awards from 1967 to 1996. The songs either won a Grammy individually or were included on an album that won.
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.