Chet Atkins
Biography: Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins, known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician, occasional vocalist, songwriter, and record producer, who along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, among others, created the country music style that came to be known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country music's appeal to adult pop music fans. He was primarily known as a guitarist. He also played the mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and ukulele. Atkins's signature picking style was inspired by Merle Travis. Other major guitar influences were Django Reinhardt, George Barnes, Les Paul, and, later, Jerry Reed. His distinctive picking style and musicianship brought him admirers inside and outside the country scene, both in the United States and abroad. Atkins spent most of his career at RCA Victor and produced records for the Browns, Hank Snow, Porter Wagoner, Norma Jean, Dolly Parton, Dottie West, Perry Como, Floyd Cramer, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Eddy Arnold, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves, Jerry Reed, Skeeter Davis, Waylon Jennings, and many others. Rolling Stone credited Atkins with inventing the "popwise 'Nashville sound' that rescued country music from a commercial slump," and ranked him number 21 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time." Among many other honors, Atkins received 14 Grammy Awards and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He also received nine Country Music Association awards for Instrumentalist of the Year. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chet Atkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 20, 1924
Deathday: June 30, 2001
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Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms
1993-12-31
Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms
Overview: Nanci Griffith performs her Grammy Award winning album "Other Voices, Other Rooms" live at Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas on April 28th, 1993 with special guests including Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Odetta, John Prine, Guy Clark, Iris DeMent, and many more.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-31
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Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon
1996-02-24
Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon
Overview: The singer performs selections from his new album at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. with Waylon Jennings, Chet Atkins, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Buffy Lawson and Mark O'Connor.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-24
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Tennessee Jamboree
1964-01-01
Tennessee Jamboree
Overview: Starring Jim Reeves, Webb Pierce, and Marty Robbins along with appearances by Ray Price, June Carter, and Ernest Tubb (and many more!), this film takes you back to the country music of 1960's Nashville. Don't miss these country legends perform classic country and western tunes.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
1999-10-07
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
Overview: Roy Orbison - In Dreams is the ultimate exclusive music documentary of the life of Roy Orbison. It provides in-depth insights into his legendary career with classic performances, personal home movies and photos, location footage and interviews with the great and the humble that he touched with his music.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-07
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The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1987-01-01
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Overview: When the British Amnesty shows finally resumed in 1987 after a six-year hiatus, the show format was retooled in an effort to take advantage of the growing number of rock musicians supporting Amnesty. Instead of the live show being primarily a comedy show with a few musical cameos, the event made a point of giving equal emphasis to the comedy and the music.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Country's Family Reunion: Precious Memories (Vol. 1)
2016-02-18
Country's Family Reunion: Precious Memories (Vol. 1)
Overview: We’ve created Precious Memories, a two volume collection to remember the lives of the members we've lost since we started over a decade ago. STARRING Chet Atkins, Ben Colder, Goldie Hill, Box Car Willie, Roy Drusky, Billy Walker, Del Reeves, Bill Carlisle
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-18
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Chet Atkins: Rare Performances 1955-1975
Chet Atkins: Rare Performances 1955-1975
Overview: The much traveled Mr. Guitar is seen playing in this video collection everywhere from Nashville to Norway. His signature Gretsch Tennesseean guitar, on which Chet made it exquisitely effective use of its Bigsby vibrato bar, is heard in all its sweet, reverb-laden glory on many of these clips. But Chet, whose versatility embraces all styles of guitar, is also seen playing a classical guitar and a Martin dreadnaught. No matter what he plays, the produced becomes a distinct auditory fingerprint of the man known in Nashville as C. G. P. (Certified Guitar Player). The relaxed mastery evident in this video explains why Chet, along with such diverse geniuses as Thelonius Monk and Bill Monroe, was honored in 1993 with a Lifetime Achievement Award Grammy "For this peerless fingerstyle guitar technique, his extensive creative legacy documented on more than one hundred albums, and his influential work on both sides of the recording console as a primary architect of the Nashville sound."
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
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Guitar
1991-01-01
Guitar
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Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
1995-01-22
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
Overview: Dottie West fought a difficult childhood to rise as one of country music's icons winning the first ever Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1965. She pushed the boundaries of country music and befriended some of their greatest musical artistes. Poor management besieged her with financial problems and she was on her way to fighting them through when she was tragically killed.
Genres: Music TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-22
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The Winding Stream
2014-03-15
The Winding Stream
Overview: The story of the American music dynasty, the Carters and Cashes, and their decades-long influence on popular music.
Genres: Documentary Family History Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-15
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Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
2007-11-21
Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
Overview: Back in 1961, the Country Music Association founded the Country Music Hall of Fame to recognize the top artists, songwriters, broadcasters and executives in the business. Hall of Fame set honors the illustrious Class of '73 - Chet Atkins and Patsy Cline - with Chet's instrumental hit Yakety Axe and Patsy's Imagine That. Johnny Cash appears twice, while Willie Nelson in Mr. Record Man shows his rarely seen pre-outlaw, clean-cut side.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-21
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Country Music Classics: Webb Pierce and Chet Atkins
1991-01-01
Country Music Classics: Webb Pierce and Chet Atkins
Overview: Music/Musical - Historical footage of both music legends as they play their way through their most memorable hits. - Webb Pierce - Actor, Chet Atkins - Actor
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl
1977-04-26
Ann-Margret: Rhinestone Cowgirl
Overview: Ann-Margret singing and dancing at the Grand Ole Opry House with Minnie Pearl, Bob Hope, Perry Como and Chef Atkins.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-04-26
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Chet Atkins and Friends
1987-09-06
Chet Atkins and Friends
Overview: Filmed live in Nashville, these musical talents demonstrate both their love and respect for Atkins as they take to the stage for an unforgettable performance. Songs include "I'll See You in My Dreams," "Walk of Life," "Precious Memories," "Island in the Sea," "Sunrise" and more.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-06
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