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Chet Atkins vinyl records

53 albums with 938 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

Chester Burton Atkins. American country guitar player and producer, born June 20, 1924, Luttrell, Tennessee, USA, died June 30, 2001, Nashville, Tennessee, USA . Even though most know him as "Mr. Guitar" he was also a record producer for many big stars such as Elvis Presley. He invented what is known as "the Nashville sound" which was a smoother more jazz-like form of country music. His guitar of choice was the Gretsch Country Gentleman. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 (Sidemen). Father of Merle Atkins; half-brother of Jimmy Atkins and "Sister" Billie Rose Atkins, brother-in-law of Roy Shockley, uncle of Mike Shockley.