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Chester Burton Atkins born 20 June 1924 - Died 30 June 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (1942–1996) . was an American guitarist and record producer. Together with Owen Bradley, Atkins created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country music's appeal to include adult pop music fans as well. His virtuoso picking style - inspired by Merle Travis, Django Reinhardt, George Barnes and Les Paul - brought him admirers both within and outside the country scene.
album · 23
heatmap 3.12–3.65★| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Chet Atkins in 3 Dimensions | ||||
| 1956 | Finger-Style Guitar | ||||
| 1958 | Chet Atkins at Home | ||||
| 1959 | Chet Atkins in Hollywood | ||||
| 1959 | Mister Guitar | ||||
| 1960 | Chet Atkins' Teensville | ||||
| 1960 | The Other Chet Atkins | ||||
| 1960 | Workshop | ||||
| 1961 | Christmas With Chet Atkins | ||||
| 1964 | Guitar Country | ||||
| 1964 | Progressive Pickin' | ||||
| 1965 | More of That Guitar Country | ||||
| 1966 | Chet Atkins Picks on The Beatles | ||||
| 1970 | Me and Jerry | ||||
| 1972 | Me and Chet | ||||
| 1976 | Chester & Lester | ||||
| 1978 | Guitar Monsters | ||||
| 1980 | Reflections | ||||
| 1985 | Stay Tuned | ||||
| 1987 | Sails | ||||
| 1990 | Neck and Neck | ||||
| 1996 | Almost Alone | ||||
| 1997 | The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World |
live album · 2
heatmap 3.53–3.79★| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Chet on the Road Live | ||||
| 2010 | Certified Guitar Player |
ep · 14
heatmap 3.00–5.00★single · 14
heatmap 2.42–3.62★compilation · 2
heatmap 3.48–3.77★| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Essential Chet Atkins | ||||
| 2000 | Guitar Legend: The RCA Years |
video · 1
| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Rare Performances 1955-1975 |
appears on · 9
heatmap 2.71–4.31★| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Friendship | ||||
| 1992 | Another Country | ||||
| 1993 | Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys | ||||
| 1994 | The Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country | ||||
| 1996 | Tennessee Moon | ||||
| 1997 | Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection | ||||
| 2002 | Upon This Rock | ||||
| 2003 | Further Down the Old Plank Road | ||||
| 2025 | Intro to Acoustic Fingerstyle |
bootleg / unauthorized · 1
| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Beatles Best Covered |
Releases · 3
| Rating | Year | Title | Plays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th June 2024 | |||||
| Get Started On Guitar | |||||
| Live in Nashville |
v/a compilation · 4
heatmap 3.01–4.00★Top-rated songs · per RYM
| Rating | Title | Album | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mister Sandman | 15 | |||
| Black Mountain Rag | 14 | |||
| Boo Boo Stick Beat | 11 | |||
| Main Street Breakdown | 9 | |||
| There'll Be Some Changes Made | 19 | |||
| Poor Boy Blues | 21 | |||
| The Next Time I'm in Town | 17 | |||
| So Soft, Your Goodbye | 18 | |||
| Sweet Dreams | 18 | |||
| Just One Time | 17 | |||
| Tahitian Skies | 15 | |||
| Yakety Axe | 18 | |||
| Tears | 16 | |||
| I'll See You in My Dreams | 15 |