Am amazing guitarist and producer...back in the 50s and 60s...wouldn't you say?
Had that clean sound...
2007-12-01 08:47:20 · 5 answers · asked by Digital Age 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
he was the best,in country.
2007-12-01 08:55:43 · answer #1 · answered by crusinana1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very prolific accomplished recording artist released probably a hundred albums. Most are country rock inluenced, steady 3/4 or 4/4 beat with no distortion , jazzy (though I have never managed to track down "After the Riot at Newport" which may relate to the Newport Jazz Festival) or psychedelic touches. Mostly forgettable as many just wash over you and seem to be replays of others. However there are a couple of gems worth seeking out. Even though he is primarily an electric guitarist his 1973 album "Alone" is different (solo acoustic) and excellent. Just about any of the collaborations are worth listening too, particularly "Chester and Lester" (with Les Paul) from 1976 and the big-selling "Neck and Neck" with Mark Knoppfler from 1990. For some reason the discography site (MisterGuitar.com) omits any mention of the former Dire Straits frontman. On both of these albums there is a question-and-response style vocal track displaying his excellent sense of humor . There are also two country albums with Jerry Reed. The common "Teenscene", Teensville" and "Picks on the Beatles" albums are competent but not exciting. The Beatle related album is collectible only because of the Fab Four connection. Nothing new is added to the music. In summary the albums display above average technical competence without much excitement ,and a general lack of passion except for the occasional release that steps outside of the well worn pattern.
2007-12-01 12:05:57 · answer #2 · answered by progdoc 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Chet Atkins was my inspiration to learn to play guitar in 1956. He has been my mentor ever since. The world didn't call him, "Mister Guitar" for nothing.
He was ultra smooth and added finite touches to otherwise garish music that was played by others. From Merle Travis he took a style of playing--thumb and fingers--and developed such a fingerstyle of playing that mesmerized so many others--including me.
He brought into the world of production such reknown talents as Jerry Reed, Dolly Parton, Elvis, Charley Pride, and others.
Notwithstanding his superb ability to play most anything he tackled, Chet was a gentle man, a Christian, and a great family man. His name was never in the celebrity rag-mags of "who shot John" and "who divorced whom." He was married to only one woman in his lifetime, giving birth to only one daughter named Merle.
I've shed tears for only two people in my life--my mother, and Chet Atkins. There will never be another guitarist like him. Many emulate and copy his style, as I have done for 51 years, but there will never be another Chet Atkins.
May God bless him continually.
2007-12-01 11:14:03 · answer #3 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Chet Atkins is a great under appreciated guitarist. There's a great album he did with Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits if you like that kind of picking called Neck and Neck.
2007-12-01 08:56:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I kinda like him
2007-12-01 08:54:34 · answer #5 · answered by Eric. 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋