Chet Atkins
Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins (
June 20,
1924 -
June 30,
2001) was an influential
country music guitarist and
record producer. His virtuous picking style (he himself called it
yakety) brought him a number of admirers both within and outside the country scene.
Mark Knopfler recorded an album with him and adopted some of Atkins' technique.
Atkins produced records for
Elvis Presley,
Jim Reeves and
Waylon Jennings to name a few.
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