Chet Atkins - Fingerpickin' Good

Chester Burton Atkins known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music style which expanded its appeal to adult pop music fans. He was primarily a guitarist, but he also played the mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and ukulele, and occasionally sang. Atkin's signature picking style was inspired by Merle Travis, and he became the ultimate master at it. His thumb was perfect at doing bass lines on the low strings while his other fingers picked amazing melodies on the higher strings. Atkins became a go-to reference for every guitar learner for years. This selection contains some of his best arrangements on tunes like "Windy and Warm" or jazz guitarist Johnny Smith's Walk Don't Run ", which later would become a world wide hit in the hands of The Ventures. Also worthy of mention is his great arrangement of "Mr Sandman" which you can bet just might have been played at every guitar store before "Stairway to Heaven"  became thee song for guitarists to try out a new guitar. 

     TRACK TITLES
Mr. Sandman 
Trambone 
Walk, Don't Run 
So Rare 
Take Five 
Slinkey 
Yesterdays 
Windy and Warm 
Satan's Doll 
Oh By Jingo! 
Main Street Breakdown 
Silver Bell
Blue Finger 
Black Mountain Rag 

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