Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 - June 30, 2001), better known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who created, along with Owen Bradley, 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 Travis, Django Reinhardt, George Barnes and Les Paul, brought him admirers within and outside the country scene, both in the United States and internationally.

Atkins produced records for Perry Como, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Eddy Arnold, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves, Jerry Reed, Skeeter Davis, Connie Smith, Waylon Jennings and others. Among many honors, Atkins received 14 Grammy Awards as well as the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, nine Country Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year awards, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Few guitarists have had more influence on the instrument than Chet Atkins. His influence extends from the country-music realm into rock and roll, as well. Atkins thumb-and-fingerpicking style influenced George Harrison, Duane Eddy, the Ventures, Eddie Cochran, Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler, as well as innumerable country pickers. Even the likes of Ted Nugent has credited Atkins with inspiring him to take up the instrument.

Tracklist:

1.Mr. Sandman 2.The Poor People Of Paris 3.Jam Man 4.Alley Cat 5.Travelin' 6.Yakety Axe 7.Yesterday 8.Blue Angel 09.Theme From Zorba The Greek 10.Snowbird 11.Steeplechase Lane 12.Jerry's Breakdown 13.Black Mountain Rag 14.Fiddlin' Around 15.Somewhere My Love 16.The Entertainer 17.Londonderry Air 18.On My Way To Canaan's Land 19.Tennessee Rag 20.Chet's Medley 21.On The Road Again 22.Tenderly 23.Orange Blossom Special 24.Rodrigo Concerto 25.Take Five 26.Caravan 27.Vincent 28.Mostly Mozart 29.Storms Never Last 30.Limehouse Blues 31.Over The Waves 32.It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 33.Brandenburg 34.Struttin' 35.I'll See You In My Dreams 36.Heart Of Glass 37.Medley Black And White-Ragtime Annie 38.Hot Toddy 39.Young Thing 40.Cheek To Cheek 41.Dream 42.Pu Uana Hulu (Remembering Gabby) 43.My Song

Lineup:

Chet Atkins - primary artist