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.

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.

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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.

A live version from Ronny Scott's in London with Chet Baker was released on the album Nightbird.

It was sponsored by Chet Coates and Mario Tinto of the NSA's National Computer Security Center, and managed by Dr. Charles Testa and Bruce Wilner of Infosystems Technology ( Greenbelt, Maryland ; later, Falls Church, Virginia ), the crucial architects of the TRUSIX project, and members of its Modeling Subcommittee — Steve Bunch, Dr. Frank Knowles, Dr. J. Eric Roskos, Larry Wehr, and Bruce Wilner.

He was descended from the Tatarian Prince Chet, who went from the Golden Horde to Russia and founded the Ipatiev Monastery in Kostroma.

ESPN president Chet Simmons was named the league's first commissioner in June 1982.

Jack was born to Chet and an unknown woman.

Upham Oil and Gas Company has operated in Palo Pinto County since its founding in 1956 by the late Chet Upham of Mineral Wells, who was also the chairman of the Texas Republican Party from 1979-1983.

One of his costars on Bonino was 14-year-old Chet Allen, who appeared as Jerry Bonino.

Vilsack left office in 2007 ; he did not seek a third term and was succeeded by Chet Culver.

When the mill was built it was found that the best position for it involved diverting the river Chet to the south of its natural course.

Chet Divine served on the Village Commission for nearly 20 years, was also a Director of the Maynard and Allen State Bank and on the Ionia County Road Commission.

It was through Chet Divine's many efforts that the I-96 Freeway came to be where it is instead of away from the Portland area.

Prominent American newscaster Chet Huntley was born in Cardwell in 1911.

The IBM Micro Channel architecture was designed by engineer Chet Heath.

Chet recalled that it was the first professional-quality instrument he ever owned.

The band was formed as Still Life in 1981 in Jamestown, New York, by Dennis Drew ( keyboards ), Steve Gustafson ( bass ), Chet Cardinale ( drums ), Robert Buck ( guitar ), and Teri Newhouse ( vocalist and Buck's ex-wife ).

* Chet Cardinale – Cardinale was an early drummer for the band.

One of his many special election opponents was the second-place finisher by only 115 votes in his 1978 Democratic Party primary, the then newly-elected State Senator Chet Edwards of Waco, and later U. S. Representative for the 11th and the 17th congressional districts of Texas ( January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2011 ).

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.