Chester Burton " Chet " Atkins ( June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001 ) was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.

Chet Atkins was born on June 20, 1924, in Luttrell, Tennessee, near Clinch Mountain.

The French guitarist Marcel Dadi has also been mentioned by Chet Atkins as a CGP.

Chet Atkins was a Ham Radio General class licensee.

In addition to recording, Atkins became a design consultant for Gretsch, who manufactured a popular Chet Atkins line of electric guitars from 1955 – 1980.

A stretch of Interstate 185 in southwest Georgia ( between LaGrange and Columbus ) is named " Chet Atkins Parkway ".

In 2009, Steve Wariner released an album entitled My Tribute to Chet Atkins.

One song from that record, " Producer's Medley ", featured Wariner's recreation of several very famous songs which Chet Atkins both produced and performed on.

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* Chet Atkins at the Country Music Hall of Fame

* The Million Dollar Band: This was a jam-session segment, airing from 1980 through 1988, composed of legendary Nashville musicians Chet Atkins, Boots Randolph, Roy Clark, Floyd Cramer, Charlie McCoy, Danny Davis, Jethro Burns, and Johnny Gimble.

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Exponents of this style often come from a country, folk or ragtime background, such as Chet Atkins, although it is also sometimes employed by straight-ahead jazz practitioners, for instance Martin Taylor.

Orbison attempted to sell to RCA Victor songs he recorded that were written by other writers as well, working with and being completely in awe of Chet Atkins who had played guitar with Presley.

* June 30 – Chet Atkins, American guitarist and record producer ( b. 1924 )

Singer Bobby Bare, who covered Jennings ' songs " Four Strong Winds " and " Just To Satisfy You ", recommended him to producer Chet Atkins, who signed Jennings to RCA Victor in 1965.

After a month, Jennings presented the master tape to Chet Atkins who decided to release it.

Bridges plays guitars such as: Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentlemen Model G6122-1959.

Chet Atkins, noted country musician and former record company executive, appeared on the show many times, as have singer-songwriters Mark Knopfler ( lead guitarist and frontman of the bands Dire Straits and the Notting Hillbillies ) and Jeff Lang.

* Chet Atkins, entertainer

During 1989, Perkins also signed a record deal with Platinum Records LTD for an album with the title Friends, Family, and Legends, featuring performances by Chet Atkins, Travis Tritt, Steve Wariner, Joan Jett and Charlie Daniels, along with Paul Shaffer and Will Lee.

Mountain City was home to Chet Atkins during his adolescence, as a result of a near fatal asthma attack that prompted him to leave his home in Tennessee and live with his father.

Presley agreed to record it, and did so on January 10, 1956 in a session that featured his band, The Blue Moon Boys, as well as guitarist Chet Atkins and pianist Floyd Cramer.

Fontana, Presley was joined by established RCA musicians Chet Atkins ( who also helped Sholes produce the session ) on guitar, and Floyd Cramer on piano.

Note that in the mid-60s, the proper name of the 6120 changed from " 6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body " to " 6120 Nashville ", but the original name is again in use, although a Brian Setzer signature model is called the " Brian Setzer Nashville " ( another 6120 is called the Brian Setzer Hot Rod ).

Sports sections of newspapers usually featured cartoons, sometimes including syndicated features such as Chester " Chet " Brown's All in Sport.

When Brubeck signed with Fantasy Records, he thought he had a half interest in the company and he worked as a sort of A & R man for it, encouraging the Weiss brothers to sign other contemporary jazz performers, including Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, and Red Norvo.

Mussolini's band toured internationally with artists including Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Helen Merrill and Chet Baker.

Johnson started learning the guitar at age 11 and rapidly began progressing through the music that would heavily influence his future style, including ALEXI LAIHO, Mike Bloomfield, Chet Atkins, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Wes Montgomery, Jerry Reed, Bob Dylan and Django Reinhardt, among others.

The Nashville sound was pioneered by staff at RCA Records and Columbia Records in Nashville, Tennessee, including manager Steve Sholes, record producers Chet Atkins, Owen Bradley, and Bob Ferguson, and recording engineer Bill Porter.

:: David Brinkley: Chet, I, too, would like to thank all of those who tuned us in and put up with us, particularly including those who write the nasty letters!

Many established jazz performers recorded for CTI ( including Freddie Hubbard, Chet Baker, George Benson and Stanley Turrentine ).

# " Soft variants of bebop ", including the Miles Davis recordings that constitute Birth of the Cool ; the complete works of the Modern Jazz Quartet ; the output of Gerry Mulligan, especially his work with Chet Baker and Bob Brookmeyer ; the music of Stan Kenton's sidemen during the late 1940s through the 1950s ; and the works of George Shearing and Stan Getz.

She quickly earned a reputation as a gifted songwriter, and many of her earliest songs were covered, and often turned into chart-topping hits, by other artists including Chet Atkins, Janis Joplin and Taj Mahal.

Early in his career, at the behest of noted Nashville saxophonist Boots Randolph, Burton moved to Nashville and recorded with several notable Nashville musicians including guitarist Hank Garland, pianist Floyd Cramer and guitarist Chet Atkins.

* Chet Kinsman, protagonist in a series of books by Ben Bova, including the novels " Kinsman " and " The Kinsman Saga "

Barlow has also toured and recorded with many other jazz greats including Sonny Stitt, Chet Baker, Gil Evans, Jackie McLean, Billy Cobham, Curtis Fuller, Eddie Palmieri, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Golson, Lee Konitz, Sonny Stitt, Helen Merrill, Mulgrew Miller and Kenny Barron. In 1980 he performed at concerts in Adelaide and Sydney with the Bruce Cale Quartet with Roger Frampton ( piano and saxes ) Bruce Cale ( bass ) and Phil Treloar ( drums ).

Other manufacturers introduced electric archtop guitars, notable examples including the Gretsch White Falcon and various Chet Atkins models.

Musicians including Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, George Benson, Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Nina Simone, Paul Desmond, Art Farmer, Herbie Hancock, and Ron Carter are just a few of the many successful jazz artists who recorded on CTI during the 1970s.

Throughout his career he has played with many notable artists including Chet Atkins, Eric Clapton, Sir George Martin, Air Supply, John Denver, Les Paul, Edgar Cruz and Doc Watson.

There are numerous recorded versions of the song including versions by Chet Atkins, Mocedades, Blue Diamonds, Marvin Gaye, Gob, Jose Melis, The Chipmunks, The Supremes, The Andrews Sisters, The Puppini Sisters, Linda McCartney, and The Fleetwoods.

Several performers have recorded different versions of the song, including Bill Henderson, Chet Baker, Don Ellis, Kenny Burrell, Pat Metheny, Frank Sinatra, Shirley Bassey, Sonny Stitt, Neil Sedaka, Ella Fitzgerald, Hank Crawford, Earl Grant, Jim Hall, Wayne Shorter, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Charles Neville, Oscar Peterson and Duke Ellington.

The morning show featured veterans of the original KJQ, " Chet and Brad ," and the station adopted some of the original KJQ's promotions including the old " Bessie " milk truck.

Steve Wariner was one of only four guitar players in the world to be given the " Certified Guitar Player " ( CGP ) award by Chet Atkins ( five including Atkins himself ).

Over the years, she has recorded or performed with many international stars, including Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Perry Como, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Claus Ogerman, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Sy Oliver, Buddy Rich and Edmundo Ros.