Chet Atkins
By J Poet
Saying Chet Atkins was a guitar player would be like saying Elvis Presley was a singer. Without his contributions there would be no country music industry, country rock would never have been invented and even the history of rock’n’roll would be less vibrant. As head producer and A&R man at RCA records he laid the foundations for the Nashville Sound and helped country music crossover to pop. During his career he made over a hundred albums under his own name making him the most recorded guitar player in history, and played on hundreds more. He took home 13 Grammys for his guitar prowess, more than any other country artist, won nine Country Music Association awards including Musician of the Year in 1988, had a Nashville Street -... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- Luttrell, Texas, United States
- Genre:
- Country
- Birthdate:
- 06/20/1924
- Death date:
- 06/30/2001
