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Chet Atkins (20 Jun 1924 - 30 Jun 2001)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (142)

Official

Album

  1. Chet Atkins’ Gallopin’ Guitar 1953
  2. Stringin’ Along with Chet 1953
  3. A Session With Chet Atkins 1954
  4. Chet Atkins in 3 Dimensions 1956
  5. Finger-Style Guitar 1957
  6. Hi-Fi in Focus 1957
  7. Chet Atkins at Home 1958
  8. Chet Atkins in Hollywood Jul 1959
  9. Hum and Strum With Chet Atkins 1959
  10. The Other Chet Atkins Sep 1960
  11. Teensville 1960
  12. Chet Atkins and His Guitar 1961
  13. Mister Guitar 1961
  14. Chet Atkins’ Workshop 1961
  15. The Most Popular Guitar 1961
  16. Caribbean Guitar 1962
  17. Down Home 1962
  18. Back Home Hymns 1962
  19. The Guitar Genius 1963
  20. Teen Scene! 1963
  21. Travelin’ 1963
  22. Our Man In Nashville 1963
  23. Guitar Country 1964
  24. Progressive Pickin' 1964
  25. My Favorite Guitars 1964
  26. More of That Guitar Country 1965
  27. Christmas With Chet Atkins 1965
  28. Chet Atkins Picks on The Beatles 1966
  29. Music from Nashville, My Home Town 1966
  30. From Nashville With Love 1966
  31. Chet 1967
  32. Class Guitar 1967
  33. Chet Atkins Picks the Best 1967
  34. It’s a Guitar World 1967
  35. Solid Gold ’68 1968
  36. Hometown Guitar 1968
  37. Solo Flights 1968
  38. Lover's Guitar 1969
  39. Solid Gold '69 1969
  40. Yestergroovin' 1970
  41. Mr Atkins - Guitar Picker 1971
  42. For the Good Times and Other Country Moods 1971
  43. Pickin’ My Way 1971
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Album - Compilation

  1. The Best Of Chet Atkins 1964
  2. The Best of Chet Atkins, Volume 2 1966
  3. Relaxin’ With Chet 1969
  4. This Is Chet Atkins 1970
  5. Country Pickin’ 1971
  6. Nashville Gold 1972
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Relationships (5)

Member Of

  1. The Country All Stars
  2. The Nashville A-Team
  3. Chet Atkins and His Colorado Mountain Boys eponymous
  4. The Nashville String Band

Siblings

  1. Jim Atkins half

Recordings by (1,209)

  1. Alice Blue Gown 2:06 (1953)
  2. Memphis Blues 2:46 (1953)
  3. 12th Street Rag 2:22 (1953)
  4. The Third Man Theme 2:26 (1953)
  5. St. Louis Blues 2:17 (1953)
  6. Lover, Come Back to Me 2:26 (1953)
  7. Imagination 2:13 (1953)
  8. Hangover Blues 2:36 (1953)
  9. Stephen Foster (medley) 2:26 (1953)
  10. Black Mountain Rag 2:16 (1953)
  11. Galloping on the Guitar 2:29 (1953)
  12. Main Street Breakdown 2:18 (1953)
  13. Oh By Jingo 1:53 (1953)
  14. Indian Love Call 2:57 (1953)
  15. Hello Ma Baby 2:34 (1953)
  16. Blue Gypsy 2:58 (1953)
  17. South 2:49 (1954)
  18. Alabama Jubilee 2:36 (1954)
  19. Corrine, Corrina 2:20 (1954)
  20. Back Home in Indiana 3:22 (1954)
  21. Red Wing 2:27 (1954)
  22. Frankie and Johnnie 2:35 (1954)
  23. A Gay Ranchero 2:34 (1954)
  24. Honeysuckle Rose 2:42 (1954)
  25. Have You Ever Been Lonely 2:42 (1954)
  26. Caravan 3:28 (1954)
  27. Old Man River 2:35 (1954)
  28. The Birth of the Blues 3:22 (1954)
  29. Head Over Heels 2:43 (1955)
  30. August Moon 2:38 (1955)
  31. Don't Tease My Heart 2:28 (1955)
  32. Saw Mill River Road 2:39 (1955)
  33. Fascinating Melody 2:50 (1955)
  34. It's About Time 2:28 (1955)
  35. I Won't Cry Anymore 2:01 (1955)
  36. A Great Love 2:39 (1955)
  37. Delightful Interlude 2:34 (1955)
  38. I Must Be Losing My Heart 2:10 (1955)
  39. The Red Leaves Of Autumn 2:17 (1955)
  40. When It's Cherry Blossom Time 2:04 (1955)
  41. Oh by Jingo! 2:14 (1956)
  42. Arkansaw Traveler 2:20 (1956)
  43. Londondery Air 2:46 (1956)
  44. Ochi Chornay (Dark Eyes) 2:44 (1956)
  45. La Golondrina 2:45 (1956)
  46. Blues in the Night 2:24 (1956)
  47. Tenderly 3:24 (1956)
  48. Little Rock Getaway 2:17 (1956)
  49. Tip-Toe Through The Tulips With Me 2:20 (1956)
  50. Minuet 2:28 (1956)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Your Cheatin' Heart 2:43 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys (Jan 1953) electric guitar
  2. Caravan 3:28 Chet Atkins (1954) electric guitar
  3. Heartbreak Hotel 2:09 Elvis Presley (27 Jan 1956) guitar
  4. I Got a Woman 2:25 Elvis Presley (13 Mar 1956) guitar
  5. Money Honey 2:35 Elvis Presley (13 Mar 1956) guitar
  6. I’m Counting on You 2:25 Elvis Presley (13 Mar 1956) guitar
  7. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You 2:40 Elvis Presley (04 May 1956) guitar
  8. Bye Bye Love 2:22 The Everly Brothers (May 1957) electric guitar
  9. Adelita 1:37 Chet Atkins (1957) electric guitar
  10. It Won’t Be Long 2:32 Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs (1957) guitar
  11. Malagueña 2:46 Chet Atkins (1957) electric guitar
  12. Jam-Bowl-Liar 2:40 Homer & Jethro (1958) electric guitar
  13. You Belong to Me No. 2 2:15 Homer & Jethro (1958) electric guitar
  14. (Now and Then There’s) a Fool Such as I 2:38 Elvis Presley (Mar 1959) guitar
  15. I Need Your Love Tonight 2:05 Elvis Presley (Mar 1959) guitar
  16. A Big Hunk o’ Love 2:14 Elvis Presley (23 Jun 1959) guitar

Produced

  1. Yankee Doodle Dixie 2:02 Chet Atkins (1958)
  2. April in Portugal 2:22 Chet Atkins (1958)
  3. Jungle Drums 2:24 Chet Atkins (1958)
  4. Ay Ay Ay 2:35 Chet Atkins (1958)
  5. Sophisticated Lady 2:46 Chet Atkins (1958)
  6. All American Boy 2:59 Bobby Bare (1958)
  7. Say Si Si 2:12 Chet Atkins (1958)
  8. Villa 2:08 Chet Atkins (1958)
  9. Nagasaki 2:22 Chet Atkins (1958)
  10. In the Chapel in the Moonlight 2:50 Chet Atkins (1958)
  11. Martha 2:06 Chet Atkins (1958)
  12. Czardas 2:01 Chet Atkins (1958)
  13. You’re Just in Love 2:34 Chet Atkins (1958)
  14. Theme of Love (I Love to Say, “I Love You”) 2:04 Jim Reeves (1958)
  15. Native 1:56 Bob Callaway & the Chicks (07 Sep 1959)
  16. Lookout for the Clothesline 2:24 Bob Callaway & the Chicks (07 Sep 1959)
  17. Swanee River Soft-Shoe 1:50 Del Wood (1959)
  18. Casey Was Dancing 2:22 Del Wood (1959)
  19. Come Home Bill Bailey 2:05 Del Wood (1959)
  20. A Beautiful Life 2:16 Jim Reeves (1959)
  21. Waltzing Over the Waves 2:24 Del Wood (1959)
  22. Camp Meetin' Time 1:55 Del Wood (1959)
  23. Memphis Blues 2:10 Del Wood (1959)
  24. River Boat Ride 2:15 Del Wood (1959)
  25. South 2:32 Del Wood (1959)
  26. Waiting for the Robert E. Lee 2:11 Del Wood (1959)
  27. Shine on Harvest Moon 2:03 Del Wood (1959)
  28. Dixie Look Away 1:55 Del Wood (1959)
  29. Swinging by the Riverside 2:26 Del Wood (1959)
  30. The Girl Next Door Went A’Walking 2:15 Elvis Presley (08 Apr 1960)
  31. Make Me Know It 2:02 Elvis Presley (08 Apr 1960)
  32. Fever 3:34 Elvis Presley (08 Apr 1960)
  33. I Will Be Home Again 2:36 Elvis Presley (08 Apr 1960)
  34. Reconsider Baby 3:40 Elvis Presley (08 Apr 1960)

Credited as (126)

  1. Chet Atkins And His Guitar
  2. Chet Atkins feat. Dolly Parton
  3. The Chieftains feat. Ricky Skaggs, Emmylou Harris & Chet Atkins
  4. Chet Atkins feat. Hank Snow
  5. Dolly Parton with Chet Atkins
  6. Chet Atkins & David Pack
  7. Chet Atkins with Anita Kerr Singers
  8. Chet Atkins with Tommy Emmanuel
  9. Chet Atkins with Mark Knopfler
  10. Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Michael McDonald, Emmylou Harris & The Everly Brothers
  11. Chet Atkins feat. Tommy Emmanuel
  12. Chet Atkins with Les Paul
  13. George Jones with Ray Charles with Chet Atkins
  14. Asleep at the Wheel featuring Eldon Shamblin, Johnny Gimble, Chet Atkins, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Reuben “Lucky Oceans” Gosfield
  15. Mark Knopfler & Chet Atkins
  16. Chet Atkins and his Gallopin’ Guitar
  17. Chet Atkins C.G.P.
  18. Hank Snow feat. Chet Atkins
  19. Chet Atkins and Ray Stevens
  20. Chet Atkins with Jerry Reed
  21. Ray Charles with George Jones featuring Chet Atkins
  22. Chet Atkins with Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra
  23. Chet Atkins with Dolly Parton
  24. George Jones duet with Ray Charles, Chet Atkins
  25. Chet Atkins And Jerry Reed
  26. Chet Atkins & Lenny Breau
  27. Chet Atkins & Dolly Parton
  28. Chet Atkins & Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass
  29. Chet Atkins & Boston Pops Orchestra
  30. Chet Atkins & Boots Randolph
  31. Chet Atkins & Les Paul
  32. Chet Atkins & Merle Travis
  33. Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed
  34. Ernest Tubb with Merle Haggard, Charlie Daniels & Chet Atkins
  35. Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed & Suzy Bogguss
  36. Chet Atkins & Allen Toussaint
  37. Chet Atkins & Jethro Burns
  38. Chet Atkins & Johnny Gimble
  39. Garrison Keillor, Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris
  40. Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
  41. Chet Atkins & Cam Mullins
  42. Lenny Breau and Chet Atkins
  43. Mark Knopfler with Chet Atkins
  44. Chet Atkins with The Country All Stars
  45. Chet Atkins with Hank Snow
  46. Chet Atkins, Jethro Burns
  47. Chet Atkins, Johnny Gimble, Peter Ostroushko, Bruce Calin
  48. Johnny Gimble, Willie Nelson, Garrison Keillor, Chet Atkins, Peter Ostroushko, Butch Thompson, Henry Strzelecki, Randy Hauser
  49. The Everly Brothers, Chet Atkins, Buddy Emmons, Albert Lee, Greg Hippen
  50. The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, Chet Atkins, Paul Yandell, Johnny Johnson, Randy Hauser, Butch Thompson
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Works (36)

Wrote

  1. Teen Scene
  2. Sally Trash
  3. Corn Crib
  4. Tip Toe Through the Bluegrass
  5. News From the Outback
  6. Trambone
  7. Cowboy Conga
  8. In the Shadows of the Wine
  9. Mountains of Illinois
  10. Would Jesus Wear a Rolex
  11. Your Love
  12. Midnight
  13. Luther Played the Boogie

Composed

  1. Smokey Mountain Lullaby
  2. Nashtown Ville
  3. To ‘B’ or Not to ‘B’
  4. Cosmic Square Dance
  5. Wobegon (The Way It Used to Be)
  6. Maybelle
  7. Jam Man
  8. Young Thing
  9. Yakety Axe
  10. Main Street Breakdown
  11. Wheels
  12. Chet’s Ramble
  13. Bandera
  14. Blue Echo / Country Gentleman
  15. Difficult
  16. How’s the World Treating You
  17. Galloping on the Guitar
  18. El vaquero

Lyrics

  1. Wheels
  2. The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World additional
  3. There’ll Be Some Changes Made
  4. Ode to Mel Bay

Arranged

  1. The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World acoustic guitar

Events (11)

Main Performer At

  1. 19th Grammy Awards

Guest Performer At

  1. A Prairie Home Companion
  2. A Prairie Home Companion
  3. A Prairie Home Companion
  4. A Prairie Home Companion
  5. A Prairie Home Companion
  6. A Prairie Home Companion
  7. A Prairie Home Companion
  8. A Prairie Home Companion
  9. A Prairie Home Companion
  10. A Prairie Home Companion

Links (28)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.misterguitar.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103333
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/chet_atkins
  3. https://d-nb.info/gnd/129293059
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81126809
  5. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/chet-atkins/
  6. http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81126809/
  7. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13890946m
  8. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6833qhw

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Chet+Atkins

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/13851

Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/chet-atkins-2bd61052.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/257464

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000094205

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0040562/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/14957432

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72096

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/21

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4dZrt8Ong5t7YYpvbfp0RU
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/7635

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/212083
  2. https://itunes.apple.com/artist/id212083

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/212083

Biographies

  1. http://countrymusichalloffame.org/Inductees/InducteeDetail/chet-atkins
  2. http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/chet_atkins.htm
  3. http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/chet-atkins/

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/5810667a-9db6-4fd0-abac-667cdac5d415

Discography Pages

  1. http://www.sonynashville.com/ChetAtkins/