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Here is a gentleman that, while usually assoicated with Country-Western, transcended all musical boundaries/genres
and influenced countless guitarists that followed him. Dude had MAD skills:
Here is a gentleman that, while usually assoicated with Country-Western, transcended all musical boundaries/genres
and influenced countless guitarists that followed him. Dude had MAD skills:
Chet Atkins was also extremely influential in bringing forth the Nashville Sound that was prevalent throughout the 1960s as a then-new wave of artists arrived on the scene. He had produced a number of artists' works.
And influential? Yep! A lot of guitar players of all types of music point to Chet as an influence on their careers. In fact, one of the biggest, if not the biggest , was George Harrison of the Beatles. George wrote the liner notes to Chet's lp Pickin' On The Beatles (LSP-3351), a real nice lp of cover songs by the Beatles, which was released in the Fall of 1966.
And he knew talent. He discovered two brothers singing in a club in the mid 50's and developed their talent. They turned out to have an incredible run of chart hits during their time with Cadence and Warner Brothers. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Who are they? The Everly Brothers!
Plus some of my faves:
Bill Anderson
Billie Jo Spears
Boxcar Willie
Buck Owens
Charley Pride
Charlie Daniels
Chet Atkins
Conway Twitty
Dolly Parton
Don Gibson
Don Williams
George Jones
Glen Campbell
Hank Locklin
Hank Snow
Hank Thompson
Hank Williams
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jim Reeves
Jimmie Rodgers
Johnny Cash
Kenny Rogers
Kitty Wells
Lefty Frizzell
Leroy Van Dyke
Loretta Lynn
Lynn Anderson
Marty Robbins
Merle Haggard
Patsy Cline
Porter Wagoner
Ray Price
Slim Whitman
Sydney Devine
Tammy Wynette
Tanya Tucker
Tex Ritter
Tom T. Hall
Waylon Jennings
Willie Nelson
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The Man Who Wrote The Book
