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Born: June 20, 1924 in Luttrell, TN
Years Active: 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's
Died: June 30, 2001 in Nashville, TN
Genre: Country

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Without Chet Atkins, country music may never have crossed over into the pop charts in the '50s and '60s. Although he recorded hundreds of solo records, Atkins' largest influence came as a session musician and a record producer. During the '50s and '60s, he helped create the Nashville sound, a style of country music that owed nearly as much to pop a... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
Man & His Other Guitar
Chet Atkins in Hollywood [#2]
American Salute
2005 Music from Nashville, My Hometown/Chet Atkins
2004 And His Guitar/The Guitar Genius
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Filmography:
2007 The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show, 1969-1971
2001 Chet Atkins: Rare Performances 1976-1995
2001 All Star Jam
2000 Chet Atkins: A Life in Music
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Member Of: Country All Stars The Nashville String Band More >> Similar Artists: The Everly Brothers Roy Clark James Burton Speedy West Doc Watson More >>

Influenced By: Mother Maybelle Carter Django Reinhardt Les Paul Merle Travis More >> Followers: Philip Degruy Junior Brown Eugene Chadbourne The Notting Hillbillies The Shadows More >>

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