Chet Atkins
About the artist
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.
Top songs
- Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
- Mister Sandman
- Jam Man
- Man Of Mystery
- Yakety Axe
- I'll See You In My Dreams
- Black Mountain Rag
- The Jitterbug Waltz - Buddha Remastered - 2000
- Yesterday
- Take Five
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- Jingle Bell Rock
- Poor Boy Blues
- Boo Boo Stick Beat
- Jolly Old St. Nicholas
- Alley Cat
- Winter Wonderland
- Caravan
- Take Five - Buddha Remastered - 2000
- There'll Be Some Changes Made
- Jerry's Breakdown
- Blue Angel
- Imagine
- Country Gentleman
- So Soft, Your Goodbye
- A Taste Of Honey
- Mr. Sandman
- The Entertainer
- All I Ever Need Is You
- Snowbird
- Sweet Dreams
- Ave Maria
- Trambone
- Jitterbug Waltz
- Tennessee Stud
- Why Worry
- Michelle
- The Next Time I'm in Town
- Yakety Axe - Buddha Remastered - 2000
- Freight Train
- Tears
- It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
- Steeplechase Lane
- Tahitian Skies
- Windy and Warm
- Canned Heat
- Main Street Breakdown
- Jingle Bells
- It's Been A Long, Long Time
- If I Fell
- Mr Sandman
- Silent Night
- Tennessee Waltz (with Boston Pops Orchestra)
- Maybelle
- Young Thing
- Over The Rainbow
- I Feel Fine
- White Christmas
- ChInatown, My Chinatown
- Londonderry Air
- Cannonball Rag
- Deck the Halls
- Silver Bells
- Hot Toddy
- Indian Love Call
- The Streets of Laredo
- Cosmic Square Dance
- Can't Buy Me Love
- Good Stuff
- Classical Gas
- Galloping on the Guitar
- Wheels
- Dream
- Blue Christmas
- Just In Time
- The First Noel
- Little Drummer Boy
- Travelin'
- She Loves You
- I'll Follow the Sun
- Cascade - Buddha Remastered - 2000
- Fiddlin' Around
- The Poor People Of Paris (Jean's Song) - Buddha Remastered - 2000
- It Had to Be You
- The Christmas Song
- O Come, All Ye Faithful
- Dixie McGuire
- And I Love Her
- After You've Gone
- Limehouse Blues
- Sneakin' Around
- Things We Said Today
- Mystery Train
- Winter Walkin'
- Blue Ocean Echo
- Big Foot
- Windy And Warm - Buddha Remastered - 2000
- She's a Woman
- Rainbow
- Mountain Melody
- Memphis Blues
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