Biography
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 and Bob Ferguson, among 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.
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, 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.
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Filmography
all 25
self 23
Movies 16
TV Shows 9
Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2018)
Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2018)
Country's Family Reunion: Precious Memories (Vol. 1) (2016)
The Winding Stream (2014)
Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame (2007)
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story (1999)
Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon (1996)
George Winston - Seasons In Concert (1996)
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story (1995)
Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms (1993)
Elvis: His Life and Times (1993)
Guitar (1991)
Country Music Classics: Webb Pierce and Chet Atkins (1991)
American Music Shop (1990)
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball (1987)
Nashville 99 (1977)
Stroszek (1977)
The Secret Policeman's Ball (1976)
Numéro un (1975)
The Johnny Cash Show (1969)
Tennessee Jamboree (1964)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Chet Atkins: Rare Performances 1955-1975
Evening at Pops
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1924-06-20
Deathday2001-06-30 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceLuttrell, United States of America
SiblingsJim Atkins
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsChester Atkins, Mr. Guitar, The Country Gentleman
AwardsGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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