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Chet Atkins

Chester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, 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.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...

' discography is large and diverse. Not only did he release principal studio albums as a solo artist, he was a prolific and much sought-after collaborator. He also played as a sideman on many more. His major collaborations were with Hank Snow

Hank Snow

Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...

, Arthur Fiedler

Arthur Fiedler

Arthur Fiedler was a long-time conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, a symphony orchestra that specializes in popular and light classical music. With a combination of musicianship and showmanship, he made the Boston Pops one of the best-known orchestras in the country...

and the Boston Pops Orchestra, The Country All-Stars

Jazz From the Hills

Jazz From the Hills is an album by American guitarist Chet Atkins and The Country All-Stars. It is a reissue of sessions from 1952-1956.-History:...

, The Nashville String Band, Jerry Reed

Jerry Reed

Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...

, Merle Travis

Merle Travis

Merle Robert Travis was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and musician born in Rosewood, Kentucky. His lyrics often discussed the life and exploitation of coal miners. Among his many well-known songs are "Sixteen Tons", "Re-Enlistment Blues" and "Dark as a Dungeon"...

, Doc Watson

Doc Watson

Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson is an American guitar player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. He has won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Watson's flatpicking skills and knowledge of traditional American music are highly regarded...

, Lenny Breau

Lenny Breau

Leonard Harold "Lenny" Breau was a musician, guitar player, and music educator. He was known for blending many styles of music including: jazz, country, classical and flamenco guitar...

, Les Paul

Les Paul

Lester William Polsfuss —known as Les Paul—was an American jazz and country guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar which made the sound of rock and roll possible. He is credited with many recording innovations...

, Mark Knopfler

Mark Knopfler

Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977...

, Suzy Bogguss

Suzy Bogguss

Susan Kay "Suzy" Bogguss is an American country music singer. In the 1980s and 90s she released one platinum and three gold albums and charted six top ten singles, winning the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist and the Country Music Association's Horizon Award.After...

, and Tommy Emmanuel

Tommy Emmanuel

William Thomas "Tommy" Emmanuel AM is an Australian guitarist, best known for his complex fingerpicking style, energetic performances and the use of percussive effects on the guitar. In the May 2008 and 2010 issues of Guitar Player Magazine, he was named as "Best Acoustic Guitarist" in their...

. He frequently guested on a track or two with other friends. Several of his recordings won or were nominated for Grammy Awards.

The majority of his releases were on the RCA

RCA

RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...

label with many budget releases on their Camden

RCA Camden

RCA Camden was a budget record label of recordings, first introduced by RCA Victor.-History:The label was named after Camden, New Jersey, original home to the Victor Talking Machine Company, later RCA Records. It specialized in reissuing historic classical and popular recordings from the RCA catalog...

label besides a large number of compilations and anthologies. He left RCA in 1982 after 36 years and signed with Columbia Records

Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

.

His discography as a producer encompasses a large number of albums and singles for a wide range of artists. Atkins produced records for Perry Como

Perry Como

Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. "Mr...

, Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....

, Eddy Arnold

Eddy Arnold

Richard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more...

, Don Gibson

Don Gibson

Donald Eugene "Don" Gibson was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson penned such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits from 1957 into the early 1970s.-Biography:Don Gibson was...

, Jim Reeves

Jim Reeves

James Travis Reeves , better known as Jim Reeves, was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well-known for being a practitioner of the Nashville sound...

, Jerry Reed

Jerry Reed

Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...

, Skeeter Davis

Skeeter Davis

Mary Frances Penick , better known as Skeeter Davis, was an American country music singer best known for crossover pop music songs of the early 1960s. She started out as part of The Davis Sisters as a teenager in the late 1940s, eventually landing on RCA Records. In the late '50s, she became a solo...

, Connie Smith

Connie Smith

Connie Smith is an American country music artist. She began her career in 1963 after winning a local talent contest near Columbus, Ohio, which attracted the attention of country songwriter Bill Anderson...

, Waylon Jennings

Waylon Jennings

Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...

, and many others..

Studio albums

Year	Album	Chart positions		Notes
Year	Album	US Country	US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	Notes
1952	Chet Atkins' Gallopin' Guitar Chet Atkins' Gallopin' Guitar Chet Atkins' Gallopin' Guitar is the title of the first release by American guitarist Chet Atkins on the RCA Victor label . It was available as a 10-inch vinyl record.-History:...			10-inch record
1953	Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins			10-inch record
1954	A Session with Chet Atkins A Session with Chet Atkins A Session with Chet Atkins is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. It features Atkins' introducing standard pop and jazz melded with country sensibilities. The liner notes state this is the first use of a celeste on a country record. The musicians include Homer and Jethro in...
1955	Stringin' Along with Chet Atkins			LP version
1955	Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. The recording mixes unique arrangements of traditional tunes, pop songs and classical arrangements...
1956	Finger Style Guitar
1957	Chet Atkins at Home Chet Atkins at Home Chet Atkins at Home is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. It contains his clever arrangement of Yankee Doodle played at the same time as Dixie.Atkins is pictured on the cover in his home studio in Nashville...		21
1957	Hi Fi in Focus
1959	Chet Atkins in Hollywood Chet Atkins in Hollywood Chet Atkins in Hollywood is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. The title takes its name from the fact that Chet recorded it in Hollywood. The lush string arrangements are by Dennis Farnon. Chet later re-recorded this album in his home studio, using the orchestra tapes from...
	Hum & Strum Along with Chet Atkins Hum & Strum Along with Chet Atkins Hum & Strum Along with Chet Atkins is a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. This is a country-themed "listener participation" album in the vein of the "Sing Along With Mitch" series of albums by Mitch Miller. It came packaged in a gatefold with a lyric and guitar chord booklet...
	Mister Guitar
1960	After the Riot at Newport After the Riot at Newport After the Riot at Newport is an album by The Nashville All-Stars, which was recorded live after the cancellation of their appearance at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival. -History:...			with the Nashville All-Stars
	Teensville Teensville (Chet Atkins album) -Side one:# "White Silver Sands" – 2:19# "Boo Boo Stick Beat" – 2:11# "Oh Lonesome Me" – 2:20# "One Mint Julep" – 2:09...		16
	The Other Chet Atkins The Other Chet Atkins The Other Chet Atkins is an album by American guitarist Chet Atkins. It is an unusual and notable album in that the entire album is Chet playing an acoustic guitar and there is no country music.-Side one:...
1961	Chet Atkins' Workshop Chet Atkins' Workshop Chet Atkins' Workshop is a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. Full of pop and jazz stylings and no country, this became his best-selling LP to date, peaking at No. 7 on the Billboard Pop album charts.-History:...		7
	The Most Popular Guitar The Most Popular Guitar The Most Popular Guitar is a recording by guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1961. It is an example of his highly orchestrated, smooth sound with lush strings and vocal choruses...		119
	Christmas with Chet Atkins Christmas with Chet Atkins Christmas with Chet Atkins is a recording by Chet Atkins. It is a Christmas album."White Christmas" contains Atkins' first recorded use of chordal harmonics.-Reception:...		12
1962	Chet Atkins Plays Back Home Hymns Chet Atkins Plays Back Home Hymns Chet Atkins Plays Back Home Hymns is the title of a recording of instrumental gospel hymns by guitarist Chet Atkins.-Reception:Writing for Allmusic, critic Jason Ankeny wrote the album is "simply too brief to stand as a definitive collection of the guitarist's spiritual recordings; his instrumental...
	Caribbean Guitar Caribbean Guitar (Chet Atkins album) Caribbean Guitar is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1962.Atkin's treatment of "Banana Boat Song" is based on The Tarriers' version, not Harry Belefonte's more famous rendition.-Reception:...		33
	Down Home Down Home (Chet Atkins album) Down Home is a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins.After releasing the smooth pop and easy listening albums Chet Atkins' Workshop and The Most Popular Guitar, Chet returned to his roots with Down Home. The album peaked at No. 31 and returned Atkins to the Top 40...		31
1963	Our Man in Nashville Our Man in Nashville Our Man in Nashville is a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. RCA did a series of "Our Man in ..." and Chet was indeed their man in Nashville. He was producing and developing the "Nashville sound".Our Man in Nashville is out of print....		135
	Teen Scene Teen Scene (Chet Atkins album) Teen Scene is the title of a recording by guitarist Chet Atkins. It was nominated for the 1964 Best Rock and Roll Recording Grammy but did not win. It reached No. 93 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts...		93	(re-issued in 1975)
	Travelin' Travelin' (Chet Atkins album) Travelin' is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1963.The liner notes, titled "Smash Hit Tunes from His History-making International Tour", portray Atkins' tour of South Africa with Jim Reeves and Floyd Cramer....
1964	Guitar Country Guitar Country (Chet Atkins album) Guitar Country is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. It was nominated for the 1964 Best Country & Western Album Grammy award but did not win. It reached number 1 on the Country albums charts. Prior to 1964, there was no separate genre chart for Country LP, thus Chet's...	1	64
1964	Progressive Pickin' Progressive Pickin' (Chet Atkins album) Progressive Pickin' is a 1964 album by guitarist Chet Atkins.-Side one:# "Gravy Waltz" – 3:04# "Love Letters" – 2:30# "Early Times" – 2:37# "Satan's Doll" – 3:50...
1965	My Favorite Guitars
1965	More of That Guitar Country More of That Guitar Country More of That Guitar Country is the title of a recording by Chet Atkins. It is a follow-up to his Guitar Country release and was more successful. His rendition of "Yakety Sax" by Boots Randolph earned Atkins a hit on the country singles charts...	4
1966	Chet Atkins Picks on The Beatles Chet Atkins Picks on The Beatles Chet Atkins Picks on The Beatles is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. Atkins interprets a selection of songs by The Beatles on this album.-History:...	6	112
	From Nashville With Love From Nashville With Love From Nashville with Love is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1966.-Side one:# "La Fiesta" # "Song from Moulin Rouge "# "Something Tender" # "Romance"...	26	140
	Music From Nashville, My Home Town Music From Nashville, My Home Town Music From Nashville, My Home Town is the title of a 1966 recording by Chet Atkins. It was re-released on CD in 2006 combined with Chet. Both were originally released on RCA's budget label Camden."Prancin' Filly" was written by Atkins' father, James A...
1967	It's a Guitar World It's a Guitar World It's a Guitar World is the title of a recording by guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1966.Atkins serves up a mixture of late 60s pop and world music. Harihar Rao adds sitar to "January in Bombay" and "Ranjana" with some interesting and also somewhat mystifying results. Recent hits by The Tijuana...	19	148
	Picks the Best Picks the Best Chet Atkins Picks the Best is the title of a recording by guitarist Chet Atkins. At the Grammy Awards of 1968, Chet Atkins Picks the Best won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.-Side one:...			(Won the 1967 Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance)
	Class Guitar Class Guitar Class Guitar is the title of a recording by guitarist Chet Atkins. It peaked at number 26 on the Country Album charts and number 189 on the Pop Album charts...	26	189
1968	Hometown Guitar Hometown Guitar Hometown Guitar is the title of a recording by Chet Atkins. It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.-Side one:# "Big Daddy"# "Sittin' on Top of the World" # "Huntin' Boots"# "Blue Guitar"# "Cattle Call"...	17
	Solid Gold 68 Solid Gold 68 Solid Gold 68 is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released on RCA Victor LSP-4061. It is the first in a series of three albums providing Chet with the opportunity to interpret some of the pop hits of the year. It reached No. 18 on the Country Album...	18
	Solo Flights Solo Flights Solo Flights is the title of a recording by Chet Atkins. Side one of this album features Atkins' experiment with the "Octabass Guitar" wherein he replaced the two lower strings with heavier gauges in order to drop an octave and create a fuller sound.This album was re-issued on CD for the first...		184
1969	Lover's Guitar Lover's Guitar Lover's Guitar is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1969.-Side one:# "Theme from Zorba the Greek" – 2:58# "Hawaiian Wedding Song" – 3:13...
1969	Solid Gold 69 Solid Gold 69 Solid Gold 69 is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1969.The liner notes were written by Donovan.-Reception:The album was a moderate commercial success, entereing the US Pop Album charts on December 13, 1969...	33	150
1970	Yestergroovin Yestergroovin Yestergroovin' is an album by guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1970. Yestergroovin was nominated for the 1970 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance. It did not win, but Chet's collaboration with Jerry Reed Me and Jerry did...		139
	Solid Gold 70
	Pickin' My Way Pickin' My Way Pickin' My Way is the title of an album by guitarist Chet Atkins. It reached No. 13 on the Billboard Country charts. The liner notes are by Johnny Cash.-Reissues:...	30
1971	For the Good Times	17		"Snowbird" won the 1971 Grammy for Best Country Instrumental Performance
1972	Picks on the Hits Picks on the Hits Picks on the Hits is an album by guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1972. It was nominated for the 1972 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance but did not win...	38
1973	Alone Alone (Chet Atkins album) Alone is an album by guitarist Chet Atkins. It peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Country Album charts.It was during the recording of this album that Chet was first diagnosed with colon cancer.- Reissues :...	42
1974	Chet Atkins Picks on Jerry Reed Chet Atkins Picks on Jerry Reed Chet Atkins Picks on Jerry Reed is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1974.Atkiins plays 10 Jerry Reed songs. The version of “Steeplechase Lane” found here is different than previously recorded on Yestergroovin...			songs of Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...
1975	The Night Atlanta Burned The Night Atlanta Burned The Night Atlanta Burned is an album by Chet Atkins and is credited to "The Atkins String Co." — a quartet including Chet, Johnny Gimble, Paul Yandell and Lisa Silver. The album is a fusion of classical musical techniques with country, folk and bluegrass....	30
	Chet Atkins Goes to the Movies Chet Atkins Goes to the Movies Chet Atkins Goes to the Movies is an album by guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1976.Chet won the 1976 Best Country Instrumental Performance Grammy for "The Entertainer"...	43		Won the 1975 Best Country Instrumental Performance Grammy for "The Entertainer"
	Teen Scene Teen Scene (Chet Atkins album) Teen Scene is the title of a recording by guitarist Chet Atkins. It was nominated for the 1964 Best Rock and Roll Recording Grammy but did not win. It reached No. 93 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts...			reissue on the Pickwick label
1977	Me and My Guitar	50
1981	Country After All These Years Country After All These Years Country After All These Years is an album by guitarist Chet Atkins. It would be his last recording for RCA Victor and as a fitting parting gift, it won the 1982 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance...			Won the 1981 Grammy for Best Country Instrumental Performance
1983	Work It out with Chet Atkins C.G.P. Work It out with Chet Atkins C.G.P. Work It Out With Chet Atkins C.G.P. is an album by Chet Atkins. After recording for RCA for many years, Chet left to join Columbia. This release is background music for exercising. He was nominated for the 1984 Best Country & Western Instrumental Performance Grammy award for "Tara's Theme" but did...	64		CBS
1983	East Tennessee Christmas East Tennessee Christmas East Tennessee Christmas is an Christmas album by guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1983. He had recorded a Christmas release previously for RCA but that was 22 years earlier. He covers some of the same territory on this release but with a smoother production.-Reception:Writing for Allmusic,...			CBS
1985	Stay Tuned Stay Tuned (Chet Atkins album) Stay Tuned is an album by Chet Atkins on his new label Columbia after recording for RCA since the 50's. Chester's guests include Larry Carlton, George Benson, Mark Knopfler, Steve Lukather, Earl Klugh, Boots Randolph, David Hungate, Dean Parks and Mark O'Connor."Cosmic Square Dance" won the 1985...		145	"Cosmic Square Dance" won the 1985 Grammy for Best Country Instrumental Performance Peaked at #12 on Top Jazz Albums
1986	Street Dreams Street Dreams (Chet Atkins album) Street Dreams is an album by Chet Atkins on the Columbia label.Having previously recorded some of Darryl Dybka's compositions, Atkins asked Dybka to help create a jazzier musical direction...
1987	Sails Sails (Chet Atkins album) Sails is an album by Chet Atkins. It was released in 1987 by Columbia Records. Sails follows in the 80's vein of Chet Atkins' releases with a smooth jazz and new age atmosphere.-Track listing:# "Sails" – 4:20...
1988	Chet Atkins, C.G.P. C.G.P. C.G.P. is an album by Chet Atkins. It was released in 1988 by Columbia Records. The initials in the title refer to the Atkins-coined title "Certified Guitar Player", a moniker he assigned not only to himself but other guitarists he admired and felt contributed to the legacy of guitar playing.Atkins...
1994	Read My Licks Read My Licks Read My Licks is a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins.David Hungate and Chet again co-produce with a number of guest musicians. Suzy Bogguss contributes a lead vocal on "After You've Gone". She and Chet released a duet album the same year...
1996	Almost Alone Almost Alone (Chet Atkins album) Almost Alone is an album by Chet Atkins. He was 71 at the time of the album's release. It is almost all solo guitar instrumentals. "Jam Man" won the 1997 Grammy award for Best Country & Western Instrumental Performance....	74		"Jam Man" won the 1996 Grammy for Best Country & Western Instrumental Performance
2003	Solo Sessions Solo Sessions (Chet Atkins album) Solo Sessions is a posthumous release of solo guitar recordings by Chet Atkins, released in 2003.- History :All the songs are previously unreleased and were recorded by Atkins in his home studio. Atkins' grandson Jonathan, longtime sideman Paul Yandell and engineer Mike Poston undertook the task of...			posthumous release

Collaborations

Year	Album	Chart positions			Notes
Year	Album	US Country	US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	CAN	Notes
1964	Reminiscing				with Hank Snow Hank Snow Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
1966	The Pops Goes Country The Pops Goes Country Chet Atkins Picks on the Pops is the title of the first collaborative recording by guitarist Chet Atkins and Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops orchestra. The arrangements were done by Richard Hayman.-Side one:...	36	62		with Arthur Fiedler Arthur Fiedler Arthur Fiedler was a long-time conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, a symphony orchestra that specializes in popular and light classical music. With a combination of musicianship and showmanship, he made the Boston Pops one of the best-known orchestras in the country... and the Boston Pops
1969	Chet Atkins Picks on the Pops Chet Atkins Picks on the Pops Chet Atkins Picks on the Pops is the title of a recording by Chet Atkins and Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops orchestra, the second they produced...		160		with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops
1970	Me & Jerry Me & Jerry Me & Jerry is the title of the first duet recording by Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed. Consisting of pop, country and standards, this collaboration won the 1970 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance...	13			with Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films... (Won the 1970 Grammy for Best Country Instrumental)
1970	C.B. Atkins & C.E. Snow by Special Request C.B. Atkins & C.E. Snow by Special Request C. B. Atkins & C. E. Snow by Special Request, , is the title of a recording by Chet Atkins and Hank Snow, released in 1969....				with C.E. (Hank) Snow
1971	Me & Chet Me & Chet Me & Chet is the title of the follow-up to Me & Jerry, the successful duet recording by Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed. It was nominated for the 1972 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance but did not win. Chet's solo release Chet Atkins Picks on the Hits was also nominated in the same...	24			with Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...
1972	Chet Floyd & Boots Chet Floyd & Boots -Side one:# "Hot Mocking Bird" – 2:07 # "Piano Rock Roll" – 2:11 # "Big Daddy" – 2:03 # "Oh, Lonesome Me" – 2:17 # "Georgia on My Mind" – 3:41 -Side two:...				with Floyd Cramer Floyd Cramer Floyd Cramer was an American Hall of Fame pianist who was one of the architects of the "Nashville sound." He popularized the "slip note" piano style where an out-of-tune note slides effortlessly into the correct note... and Boots Randolph Boots Randolph Homer Louis "Boots" Randolph III was an American musician best known for his 1963 saxophone hit, "Yakety Sax"...
1972	American Salute American Salute American Salute is the title of a recording by Chet Atkins and Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra.-Track listing:Side 1:# "American Salute"# "Shenandoah" # "Rodeo: Hoedown"# *By the Time I Get to Phoenix"...				with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops
1974	Superpickers Superpickers Superpickers is an album by guitarist Chet Atkins and top recording session players in Nashville, TN."Fiddlin' Around" reached No. 75 on the Billboard Country Singles chart.-Reception:...
1974	The Atkins - Travis Traveling Show The Atkins - Travis Traveling Show The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show is the title of a recording by Chet Atkins and Merle Travis. The two musical legends team up on 11 songs, earning the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance...	30			with Merle Travis Merle Travis Merle Robert Travis was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and musician born in Rosewood, Kentucky. His lyrics often discussed the life and exploitation of coal miners. Among his many well-known songs are "Sixteen Tons", "Re-Enlistment Blues" and "Dark as a Dungeon"... (Won the 1974 Grammy for Best Country Instrumental)
1976	Chester & Lester Chester and Lester Chester & Lester is a collaborative album by guitarists Chet Atkins and Les Paul released in 1976.It was recorded in the mid-1970s when Chet was in his fifties and Les in his sixties. Chet coaxed Les out of his decade-long retirement for this recording...	11	172		with Les Paul Les Paul Lester William Polsfuss —known as Les Paul—was an American jazz and country guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar which made the sound of rock and roll possible. He is credited with many recording innovations... (Won the 1976 Grammy for Best Country Instrumental)
1977	Chet Floyd & Danny Chet Floyd & Danny Chet, Floyd & Danny is the title of a recording by Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer and Danny Davis. Davis was the creator of The Nashville Brass, which recorded country songs with brass instruments....	46			with Floyd Cramer and Danny Davis
1978	Guitar Monsters Guitar Monsters Guitar Monsters is the title of a recording by Chet Atkins and Les Paul. It is their second collaboration together after their Grammy award winning release Chester & Lester....	27			with Les Paul
1979	First Nashville Guitar Quartet First Nashville Guitar Quartet First Nashville Guitar Quartet is the title of a recording by Chet Atkins, Liona Boyd, John Knowles and John Pell.The quartet played in the style of a chamber orchestra for guitars. Arrangements were worked out amongst the four players...				with Liona Boyd Liona Boyd Liona Maria Carolynne Boyd, LLD, D.Mus, CM, O.Ont, is a Canadian classical guitarist, composer, songwriter and singer. Boyd was born in London, England on July 11, 1949, moved to Canada with her parents when she was eight years old and became a naturalized Canadian citizen in 1975... , John Knowles and John Pell
1980	Reflections				with Doc Watson Doc Watson Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson is an American guitar player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. He has won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Watson's flatpicking skills and knowledge of traditional American music are highly regarded...
1981	Standard Brands				with Lenny Breau Lenny Breau Leonard Harold "Lenny" Breau was a musician, guitar player, and music educator. He was known for blending many styles of music including: jazz, country, classical and flamenco guitar...
1990	Neck & Neck	27	127	71	with Mark Knopfler Mark Knopfler Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977... . "Poor Boy Blues" won a Grammy for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. "So Soft Your Goodbye" won for Best Country Instrumental Performance
1992	Sneakin' Around Sneakin' Around -Track listing:# "Summertime" # "Cajun Stripper" # "Vaudville Daze"# "Here We Are"# "The Claw" # "First Born" # "Major Attempt At A Minor Thing"# "Gibson Girl"...	68			with Jerry Reed. Won the 1992 Grammy award for Best Country & Western Instrumental Performance
1993	The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat is a collaborative album by Chet Atkins and Amy Grant. It was released in 1993 on the Rabbit Ears series of children's stories. This children's story is about two Christmas presents, a dog and a cat and is read by Amy Grant with music by Chet. It is based on the...				with Amy Grant Amy Grant Amy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...
1994	Simpatico	55			with Suzy Bogguss Suzy Bogguss Susan Kay "Suzy" Bogguss is an American country music singer. In the 1980s and 90s she released one platinum and three gold albums and charted six top ten singles, winning the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist and the Country Music Association's Horizon Award.After...
1997	The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World is an album by US guitar player Chet Atkins with Australian musician Tommy Emmanuel. Recorded when Chet was 73, this would be his last release of original material in the 20th century....				with Tommy Emmanuel Tommy Emmanuel William Thomas "Tommy" Emmanuel AM is an Australian guitarist, best known for his complex fingerpicking style, energetic performances and the use of percussive effects on the guitar. In the May 2008 and 2010 issues of Guitar Player Magazine, he was named as "Best Acoustic Guitarist" in their...

Live albums

Year	Album	US Country	Notes
1975	In Concert		This includes Chet along with Charlie Pride, Ronnie Milsap, Dolly Parton & Jerry Reed
1979	And Then Came Chet		issued in France
1980	The Best of Chet on the Road — Live The Best of Chet on the Road — Live The Best of Chet on the Road — Live is a live album by guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1980.-Side one:# "This String" – 3:40# "Dance With Me" – 3:51# "Blind Willie" – 3:16# "Stars and Stripes Forever" – 3:28...	43

With The Country All-Stars

Year	Album
1953	String Dustin' Jazz From the Hills Jazz From the Hills is an album by American guitarist Chet Atkins and The Country All-Stars. It is a reissue of sessions from 1952-1956.-History:...
1993	Jazz From the Hills Jazz From the Hills Jazz From the Hills is an album by American guitarist Chet Atkins and The Country All-Stars. It is a reissue of sessions from 1952-1956.-History:...

With The Nashville String Band

Year	Album
1969	The Nashville String Band The Nashville String Band (album) The Nashville String Band is an album by The Nashville String Band. The band consisted of Chet Atkins and Homer and Jethro. Chet produced many of Homer & Jethro's later RCA albums and they in turn performed on a number of his....
1970	Down Home
1971	Strung Up Strung Up (Nashville String Band album) Strung Up is an album by The Nashville String Band. The band consisted of Chet Atkins and Homer and Jethro.-Side one:# "Last Train to Clarksville" # "Nola"# "Genevieve"# "Opryland"# "Happy Ending"-Side two:# "Alhambra"...
1971	Identified!
1972	The Bandit
1972	World's Greatest Melodies

Instructional

Year	Album
1968	Play Guitar with Chet Atkins
1971	Chet Atkins Guitar Method Volume 1 & 2

Compilations

Year	Album	US Country	Notes
1961	Chet Atkins Plays Great Movie Themes Chet Atkins Plays Great Movie Themes -Track listing:Side One:# "Theme from The Dark At The Top of the Stairs"# "Theme from Picnic"Side Two:# "Limelight"# "Meet Mister Callaghan"...
1963	The Guitar Genius		Camden
1964	The Best of Chet Atkins The Best of Chet Atkins The Best of Chet Atkins is a compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1964.-History:The original LP release included 12 tracks which has been increased on the 1980 reissue to include 4 additional songs: "Teensville", "Boo Boo Stick Beat", "One Mint Julep", and "Yakety Axe"...
1964	The Early Years of Chet Atkins & His Guitar
1966	The Best of Chet Atkins, Vol. 2 The Best of Chet Atkins, Vol. 2 The Best of Chet Atkins, Vol. 2 is a compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins.This title has been discontinued. All the songs are available on other compilation packages and Chet Atkins retrospectives.-Track listing:...
1967	Chet Chet (Chet Atkins album) Chet is a studio album by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1967.-Reissues:* Chet was reissued on CD in 2006 combined with Music From Nashville, My Home Town.-Side one:# "Foggy Mountain Top"...
1968	Chet All The Way		Import
1969	Relaxin' With Chet Relaxin' With Chet -Track listing:Side 1:# "Blues for Dr. Joe"# "Sophisticated Lady"# "Yesterdays"# "Say Si Si"# "Vilia"Side 2:# "Martha"# "In the Chapel in the Moonlight"# "Czardas"# "Nagasaki"# "April in Portugal"-External links:*...
1971	Country Pickin'		Pickwick
	Mr. Atkins, Guitar Picker		Camden
	This Is Chet Atkins	30
1972	Now and... Then	40
	Finger Pickin' Good		Camden
	Nashville Gold
1973	Discover Japan		Import
1975	Famous Country Music Makers
1975	The Golden Guitar of Chet Atkins
1976	The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends is a compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1976. It peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Country Albums charts in 1977....	25
1977	Love Letters		Camden
1977	A Legendary Performer
1981	Country Music		Time/Life
1982	Solid Gold Guitar
1983	Guitar Pickin' Man
1983	Great Hits of the Past
1984	Tennessee Guitar Man		Pair Records
1984	A Man & His Guitar
1985	Collectors Series
1985	Guitar for all Seasons		Pair Records
1986	20 of the Best
1988	Pickin' on Country		Pair Records
1989	Masters of the Guitar: Together		Pair Records compilation with Les Paul
1989	Pickin' the Hits		Pair Records
1990	The Magic of Chet Atkins		Heartland Music
1990	Country Gems		Pair Records
1991	The Romantic Guitar		RCA Special Products
1992	The RCA Years
1993	Galloping Guitar: The Early Years Galloping Guitar: The Early Years Galloping Guitar: The Early Years is a multi-disc box-set retrospective recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1993 on the Bear Family label.- History :...		Bear Family release
1996	The Essential Chet Atkins
1998	Masters		Import
1998	Super Hits
2000	The Guitar Genius/Relaxin' with Chet/Nashville Gold	42	Camden
	Guitar Legend: The RCA Years Guitar Legend: The RCA Years Guitar Legend: The RCA Years is a two-disc compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. The 50 tracks included here focus on his first recordings in 1947 to the 1977 release Nashville Guitar Quartet.- History :...
	Guitar Man		Import
2001	RCA Country Legends: Chet Atkins
2001	A Master and His Music
2002	Chet Picks on the Grammys Chet Picks on the Grammys Chet Picks on the Grammys is a compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. The 13 tracks are all recordings of songs that won Grammy awards from 1967 to 1996...
2002	Tribute to Bluegrass
2003	The Best of Chet Atkins		Belgium
2003	Legendary		BMG International
2004	Mr. Guitar: The Complete Recordings 1955-1960		Bear Family
	I've Been Working on the Guitar: The Legend Begins		Country Stars
	High Rockin' Swing		Universe
	Early Chet Atkins		Country Routes
	The Essential Chet Atkins: The Columbia Years The Essential Chet Atkins: The Columbia Years The Essential Chet Atkins: The Columbia Years is a compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins. The 15 tracks included here are from his recordings on the Columbia label from 1983 to the 1997. The tracks have all been digitally remastered....		Columbia
2005	Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle With Chet Atkins		Country Routes
	The Nashville Jump		Xtra
	Chet Atkins with the Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle 1949		Country Routes
2007	Eclectic Guitar Eclectic Guitar Eclectic Guitar is a compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 2007 on the El label.-History:The single disc contains 20 tracks from the three year period of 1954 through 1956 representing Atkins' work in a variety of styles; mostly pop, jazz, and classical with very...		El
	The Essential Chet Atkins The Essential Chet Atkins The Essential Chet Atkins is a two-disc compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 2007 on the Legacy label.-History:...		Legacy
	The Early Years 1946-1957 The Early Years 1946-1957 The Early Years 1946-1957 is a five-disc compilation recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 2007.-History:The 158 tracks on this five-disc compilation cover Atkins' career from his very first single released on Bullet Records to 1957 and Finger Style Guitar...		JSP (five disc box set)

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions			Album
Year	Single	US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...	US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	CAN Country	Album
1946	"Guitar Blues"				Singles only
1947	"Canned Heat"
1947	"Standing Room Only"
1948	"Bug Dance"
	"I Know When I'm Blue"
	"Dizzy String"
	"I'm Pickin' the Blues"
1949	"Money Marbles and Chalk"
	"Barber Shop Rag"
	"Telling My Troubles to My Old Guitar"
	"Centipede Boogie"
1950	"One More Chance"
	"Main Street Breakdown"				Stringin' Along
	"Boogie Man Boogie"				Stringin' Along
	"Confusin'"				Single only
1951	"Indian Love Call"				Stringin' Along
	"Mountain Melody"				Singles only
	"My Crazy Heart"
	"Crazy Rhythm"
	"In the Mood"				Finger Style Guitar
1952	"Rainbow"				Mr. Guitar
	"Spanish Fandango"				Single only
	"Meet Mr. Callaghan"				In Hollywood
	"Tennessee Rag"				Single only
	"Galloping on the Guitar"				Gallopin' Guitar
	"St. Louis Blues"
	"Black Mountain Rag"
	"Imagination"
	"Midnight"				Singles only
	"It Goes Like This (That Funny Melody)"
	"Guitar Polka"
1953	"Fiddle Patch"
	"Fig Leaf Rag"
	"What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)"
	"Country Gentleman"				Mr. Guitar
	"Three O'Clock in the Morning"				Singles only
	"Barbershop Rag"
1954	"Wildwood Flower"
	"Georgia's Camp Meeting"
	"Downhill Drag"
	"Mr. Misery"
	"Mr. Sandman Mr. Sandman "Mr. Sandman" is a popular song written by Pat Ballard which was published in 1954 and first recorded in that year by The Chordettes. The song's lyrics convey a request to "Mr... "	13
	"Silver Bell" (w/ Hank Snow Hank Snow Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980... )	15
1955	"Hey Mister Guitar"
	"Somebody Stole My Gal"
	"Vacation Train"
	"Christmas Carols"
	"Poor People of Paris (Jean's Song)"		52
1956	"Cecilia"
1956	"Reminiscing" (w/ Hank Snow)
1957	"Trambone"				Down Home
	"Tricky"				Singles only
	"Martinique"				Singles only
	"Hidden Charm"				Guitar Genius
1959	"Boo Boo Stick Beat"		49		Teensville
1959	"One Mint Julep"		73		Teensville
1960	"Slinkey"				Mr. Guitar
1960	"Hocus Pocus"				Single only
1961	"Hot Mocking Bird"				Workshop
	"Man of Mystery"				Single only
	"Jingle Bells"				Christmas
1962	"Down Home"				Our Man in Nashville
1963	"Waitin' for the Evening Train" (w/ Anita Kerr Anita Kerr Anita Jean Grilli , known profesioanlly as Anita Kerr, is an American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer. She recorded and performed successfully with her vocal harmony groups in Nashville, Los Angeles, and Europe.-Nashville:Kerr was born in Memphis, Tennessee... )				Singles only
	"San Antonio Rose"
	"Wildwood Flower"
1964	"Freight Train"				Guitar Country
1965	"Travelin'"				My Favorite Guitars
1965	"Yakety Axe"	4	98		More of That Guitar Country
1966	"From Nashville with Love"				From Nashville with Love
	"Tennessee Waltz"				Pop Goes to Country
	"Prissy"	30			Single only
1967	"Charlie Brown"				This Is Chet Atkins
1967	"Chet's Tune"				Solo Flights
1968	"Blue Angel"				Shometown Guitar
1968	"Mrs. Robinson"				Solid Gold 68
1969	"Those Were the Days"				Lover's Guitar
	"Ode to Billy Joe"				Pickin' on the Pops
	"Caribbean"				Nashville String Band
1970	"Difficult"				By Special Request
	"Love Beads"				Single only
	"Steeplechase Lane"				Yestergroovin
	"Strollin'"				Identified
	"Cannonball Rag"				Me & Jerry
1971	"Snowbird"				For the Good Times
	"Happy Ending"				Strung Up
	"Black Magic Woman"				Single only
	"Jingle Bell Rock"				Christmas
1972	"Bandera"				Bandit
	"Red White and Blue Medley"				Single only
	"Battle Hymn of Republic"				World's Greatest Melodies
1973	"Somewhere My Love"				Single only
1973	"Fiddlin' Around"	75			Superpickers
1974	"Is Anything Better"				Single only
1974	"Dizzy Fingers"				Single only
1975	"Night Atlanta Burned"	77			The Night Atlanta Burned
1975	"Senora"				Single only
1976	"Frog Kissin'"	40		48	Best of Chet Atkins & Friends
	"Moonglow"				Chester & Lester
	"Terry on the Turnpike"				Best of Chet Atkins & Friends
1977	"Four in the Morning"				Chet Floyd & Danny
1977	"Me and My Guitar"				Me and My Guitar
1978	"I'm Your Greatest Fan"				Guitar Monsters
1979	"Love Song of Pepe Sanchez"				First Nashville Guitar Quartet
1980	"Blind Willie"	83			Best of Chet on the Road
	"I Can Hear Kentucky Callin' Me"	83			Country After All These Years
	"Tennessee Rag"				Reflections
1981	"Orange Blossom Special Orange Blossom Special (song) The fiddle tune "Orange Blossom Special", about the passenger train of the same name, was written by Ervin T. Rouse in 1938. The original recording was created by Ervin and Gordon Rouse in 1939. It is considered the best known fiddle tune of the twentieth century and is often called simply The... "				Country After All These Years
1983	"Run Don't Wait"				Single only
1983	"We Didn't See a Thing" (with Ray Charles Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records... & George Jones George Jones George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.... )	6			By Request (George Jones album)
1985	"Boot and the Stone"				Stay Tuned
1985	"Please Stay Tuned"				Stay Tuned
1986	"Official Beach Music"				Street Dreams
1988	"I Can't Say Goodbye"				Chet Atkins, C.G.P.
1990	"Poor Boy Blues" (w/ Mark Knopfler Mark Knopfler Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977... )			92	Neck & Neck

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1990	"Poor Boy Blues" (with Mark Knopfler Mark Knopfler Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977... )	David Hogan David Hogan David Hogan was a composer and musical director of CIGAP -- Le Choeur Int'l Gai de Paris -- a choir made up of men who loved music and wanted to show pride in their identity as gay men.A native of Virginia, Hogan graduated from the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University with a bachelor's...
1992	"The Claw" (with Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films... )	Deaton-Flanigen
1994	"One More for the Road" (with Suzy Bogguss Suzy Bogguss Susan Kay "Suzy" Bogguss is an American country music singer. In the 1980s and 90s she released one platinum and three gold albums and charted six top ten singles, winning the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist and the Country Music Association's Horizon Award.After... )	Deaton-Flanigen

External links

Chet Atkins official website

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