Chad Atkins has been a guitar player for so long. He was even playing guitar the year I was born. That was 1953. I’m 71 years old. This man is truly my guitar hero and I thank him for inspiring me to play 50 years ago thank you Chad Atkins. I love and miss you.❤️🎸🎼🎵🎶🎸👎
Chet is the Master guitarist and of course my hero. Never tire of his magic hands on those strings. So creative and cool licks, all his own. I'm so grateful his music lives on.
60 YEARS ON -- still takes my breath away! I turned 72 today. When I was 12 my older sister obtained a black vinyl album of "Chet Atkins in Hollywood." I fell in love with Chet Atkins' sound. Then the content -- and the techniques that I would later learn he invented -- every single one of them, every trademark phrase -- impossible to improve upon -- was straight from Chet's mind and heart to his fingers. Which is why the greatest living finger-style guitarists (England's Martin Taylor, Australia's Tommy Emmanuel and America's Doyle Dykes -- the lone guitarist asked to play at Chet's funeral memorial service at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium) -- all of them copy the trademark techniques of Chet. For that reason: they simply cannot be improved-upon. Just as an aside, I helped organize a recent visit to Winnipeg ("World's coldest major city") and, not for the first time, without prompting from the audience of enraptured guitarists, I got to hear Doyle play (perfectly) the toughest licks of this song, OH, BY JINGO! Yes I was 12 when I picked up my first Chet Atkins' album -- this one, STRINGIN' ALONG. I was hooked for life at the first track: "Oh, By Jingo!" (oh by gee, you're the girl for me). The rolling 'hammer-offs' that result in the lightning fast, circular patters of sound, at the end of the first stanza! And all the subsequent variations, not repeating himself. I told Chet how much I loved OH BY JINGO the summer of '71 when he played my home-town of Ottawa Canada -- our glorified state fair; outdoors at our football stadium. Got to chat with him alone, as a radio interviewer, in his trailer beside the stage for half an hour. He smiled at my loving this one, and demonstrated how it's done! Just had to say thanks, ttBoxcar for sharing this! It showed up on TH-cam's marvelous 'shuffle play' as if to say, "You like Chet -- you'll like this!" 'deed I do! -- Mark B of the frozen North Just remembered why TH-cam remembered my love of Chet. Please see my review/posting for "Picnic" -- a favorite track from my favorite album, "IN HOLLYWOOD." My sister's guitarist boyfriend lent her his copy of that one. Thank God for him, and TH-cam: th-cam.com/video/VzZZswlalyo/w-d-xo.html
Best clean air music. Ever. Everynote loved into place. Thrilling trills and blended speed harmony chords. Florishes glorius. At my 71 years my family experiences were very music driven by dixieland jazz and big band hit parades. So this incredible music is full of my familes listening list. All selections represent THEE best guitar master ever recorded. This a complete what that llttle wooden box with 6 strings can do to emotions of the heart and mind. RIP Chet You were simply the best.
A good friend of mine at work place...haunted the local estate and flea markets... came in one monday morning with an arm full of biack vinyl records all with perfect proper covers ... and he said... I hit a gold mine for you, know you like this guy. AND then handed me the pile of 17 pristine Chet Adkins Albums !!! I was speechless...what a guy. Thank you Gary R. Your kindness will never be forgotten. Over the last 40 years these albums added more joy and delight in my life its too hard to measure but certainly makes my heart smile every time I tell the story.
Sou amante de boas musicas,🎉 vários gêneros,ouço o álbum de Chet fico encantado, um som incrível, atrás de aparente simplicidade, seu estilo,seus arpejos e solos são fascinantes,também somente ele poderia ser o mestre de Mark Knoplefer, suas influências estão vivas para sempre.❤
He's playing his D'Angelico Excel, serial No 1839, on this 1953 recording, the year before he went to Gretsch and got his signature orange G6120 Chet Atkins model with its Dynasonic pickups.
The original LP my dad had was Chet playing solo acoustic. Anyway, I love this: brings back so memories of my childhood, and the last 47 years playing, and studying. I didn't understand how Merle, Chet, and Jerry were playing 3 parts at once when I was a kid. I learned when I was older but those three still blow my mind. Merle and Chet's LP is priceless. Thank you for posting this; I wanted to share it with my mom.
Not only a great Chet Album, but also a great recording. Hard to believe it came of a Vinyl disk. Or did it? Sounds more like a master. My Dad, Bill Kent played jazz guitar but could often be heard to slip into Chet mode. He also handled Wout Steenhuis mode pretty well and loved multitracking a' la Les Paul. Once called Australia's top guitarist by Melody Maker, sadly Dad passed away some years ago, but I still have his guitar to remember him by.
I don't know who we're hearing on the doghouse bass & the brushes on a snare, but the mandolinist is Kenneth "Jethro" Burns of Homer & Jethro fame. This album made me become a guitar player after first hearing it in 1958 at the age of four. I still can't play like Chet, after 63 years of trying, lol.
I hope you're not referring to Chet's rhythm bass lines being played at the same time he's playing the melody! It's called fingerstyle guitar. Merle Travis was the inspiration, but Chet perfected it!
In terms of technique and creativity this was one of Chet's best LPs. I just wish he would have re-recorded it during the mid 60's when he got his Country Gent sounding spectacular. Never really cared for the tone he got on his earlier records. I think his tone started improving with Teensville and Mr. Guitar LPs.
The picture on my copy of Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins is a good one (from 1960); the one above looks a bit goofy, not that it matters, as the songs are the same. But why the change in front cover?
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I ‘am 83 i always love his music I really in joy and his braces on his guitar 🎸 😊
Chad Atkins has been a guitar player for so long. He was even playing guitar the year I was born. That was 1953. I’m 71 years old. This man is truly my guitar hero and I thank him for inspiring me to play 50 years ago thank you Chad Atkins. I love and miss you.❤️🎸🎼🎵🎶🎸👎
Best. Guitar. Player. Ever
Chet is the Master guitarist and of course my hero. Never tire of his magic hands on those strings. So creative and cool licks, all his own. I'm so grateful his music lives on.
60 YEARS ON -- still takes my breath away!
I turned 72 today. When I was 12 my older sister obtained a black vinyl album of "Chet Atkins in Hollywood." I fell in love with Chet Atkins' sound. Then the content -- and the techniques that I would later learn he invented -- every single one of them, every trademark phrase -- impossible to improve upon -- was straight from Chet's mind and heart to his fingers. Which is why the greatest living finger-style guitarists (England's Martin Taylor, Australia's Tommy Emmanuel and America's Doyle Dykes -- the lone guitarist asked to play at Chet's funeral memorial service at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium) -- all of them copy the trademark techniques of Chet. For that reason: they simply cannot be improved-upon.
Just as an aside, I helped organize a recent visit to Winnipeg ("World's coldest major city") and, not for the first time, without prompting from the audience of enraptured guitarists, I got to hear Doyle play (perfectly) the toughest licks of this song, OH, BY JINGO!
Yes I was 12 when I picked up my first Chet Atkins' album -- this one, STRINGIN' ALONG. I was hooked for life at the first track: "Oh, By Jingo!" (oh by gee, you're the girl for me). The rolling 'hammer-offs' that result in the lightning fast, circular patters of sound, at the end of the first stanza! And all the subsequent variations, not repeating himself. I told Chet how much I loved OH BY JINGO the summer of '71 when he played my home-town of Ottawa Canada -- our glorified state fair; outdoors at our football stadium. Got to chat with him alone, as a radio interviewer, in his trailer beside the stage for half an hour. He smiled at my loving this one, and demonstrated how it's done!
Just had to say thanks, ttBoxcar for sharing this! It showed up on TH-cam's marvelous 'shuffle play' as if to say, "You like Chet -- you'll like this!" 'deed I do! -- Mark B of the frozen North
Just remembered why TH-cam remembered my love of Chet. Please see my review/posting for "Picnic" -- a favorite track from my favorite album, "IN HOLLYWOOD." My sister's guitarist boyfriend lent her his copy of that one. Thank God for him, and TH-cam: th-cam.com/video/VzZZswlalyo/w-d-xo.html
It's great.
thanks,
tt.
Happy Belated Birthday!!
I love your love, Mark.
That is the way I feel about Eric Johnson’s music and playing.
Best clean air music. Ever. Everynote loved into place.
Thrilling trills and blended speed harmony chords.
Florishes glorius.
At my 71 years my family experiences were very music driven by dixieland jazz and big band hit parades. So this incredible music is full of my familes listening list.
All selections represent
THEE best guitar master ever recorded. This a complete what that llttle
wooden box with 6 strings can do to emotions of the heart and mind. RIP Chet
You were simply the best.
A good friend of mine at work place...haunted the local estate and flea markets... came in one monday morning with an arm full of biack vinyl records all with perfect proper covers ... and he said...
I hit a gold mine for you, know you like this guy.
AND then handed me the pile of 17 pristine Chet Adkins Albums !!!
I was speechless...what a guy.
Thank you Gary R.
Your kindness will never be forgotten. Over the last 40 years these albums added
more joy and delight in my life its too hard to measure but certainly makes my heart smile every time I tell the story.
Classic Chet. All these years later, in a league of his own. Nothing even close
One of his best albums he was the greatest guitarist ever my hero Chet
I got this disc after my farther past away and he got as a gift from his sister. I love these old recordings.
Despite the funny expression, it's always cool to see old photos of Chet with his D'Angelico. Before the Gretsch days.
Sou amante de boas musicas,🎉 vários gêneros,ouço o álbum de Chet fico encantado, um som incrível, atrás de aparente simplicidade, seu estilo,seus arpejos e solos são fascinantes,também somente ele poderia ser o mestre de Mark Knoplefer, suas influências estão vivas para sempre.❤
Every time i hear it, genius, genius! RIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He's playing his D'Angelico Excel, serial No 1839, on this 1953 recording, the year before he went to Gretsch and got his signature orange G6120 Chet Atkins model with its Dynasonic pickups.
Genius. My Hero!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIP
Love that early Chet style.
The original LP my dad had was Chet playing solo acoustic.
Anyway, I love this: brings back so memories of my childhood, and the last 47 years playing, and studying. I didn't understand how Merle, Chet, and Jerry were playing 3 parts at once when I was a kid. I learned when I was older but those three still blow my mind. Merle and Chet's LP is priceless.
Thank you for posting this; I wanted to share it with my mom.
Just the best!
Main Street Breakdown features the incredible rhythm guitar and mandolin of Homer and Jethro.
Not only a great Chet Album, but also a great recording. Hard to believe it came of a Vinyl disk. Or did it? Sounds more like a master. My Dad, Bill Kent played jazz guitar but could often be heard to slip into Chet mode. He also handled Wout Steenhuis mode pretty well and loved multitracking a' la Les Paul. Once called Australia's top guitarist by Melody Maker, sadly Dad passed away some years ago, but I still have his guitar to remember him by.
I don't know who we're hearing on the doghouse bass & the brushes on a snare, but the mandolinist is Kenneth "Jethro" Burns of Homer & Jethro fame. This album made me become a guitar player after first hearing it in 1958 at the age of four. I still can't play like Chet, after 63 years of trying, lol.
Early days!👍
I’m on
Pristine and masterful work
The one time 'guitar' and 'genuis' go together
This sounds like an electric bass on this lp. I wonder who it is. Great chet as always.
I hope you're not referring to Chet's rhythm bass lines being played at the same time he's playing the melody! It's called fingerstyle guitar. Merle Travis was the inspiration, but Chet perfected it!
Pure unsullen joy!
In terms of technique and creativity this was one of Chet's best LPs. I just wish he would have re-recorded it during the mid 60's when he got his Country Gent sounding spectacular. Never really cared for the tone he got on his earlier records. I think his tone started improving with Teensville and Mr. Guitar LPs.
The recording itself is top notch, for the time. Working at RCA had its perqs I guess
This is from 1953.
Chet hadn't yet started to work at RCA, though you're right the quality of the recording is superb!
These are not the versions that occur on my 1955 album.
The picture on my copy of Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins is a good one (from 1960); the one above looks a bit goofy, not that it matters, as the songs are the same. But why the change in front cover?
こりゃドリフの「真っ赤な封筒」ではないか！
First one, Oh by gosh by golly? Think so !
Spongebob
Great early 10" album from Chester, but not his best cover photo!
Atkinsin kitara soi kuin peltirumpu ?
12:18
Wait. Didn't this record come out in '55 ??
Yes as a 12" LP with some added tracks. This one was the original 1953 10" LP.
Looking like goebbels