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hi there, just noted a discrepancy in the life span portion of Mr. Atkins: born 06-20-24 and died 06-30-01 but at the end of the article i just read it had the death at 06-20-01 which is a ten day difference. any clues to a resolution? rcharlesmiller@yahoo.com thanks for listening, rick miller

Chet died on the 20th of June. RIP

The discrepancy must have been a type-o

Chet died on the 30th of June...Check the official website for proof.

Iread that Chet's first hit was "mr Sandman"..I was sure that "Country Gentleman" was his first.. Comments?

Dan Orta WACH TV Columbia, SC

no one can say this reads like an encyclopedia at all. i don't know anything about atkins. someone needs to fix this, because it reads like the rants of some fan and is a current waste of space Corzia 02:52, 6 September 2006 (UTC) reply

Even as a life-long Chet Atkins fan, I agree with this assessment. Chet deserves better. I'll undertake a rewrite, time permitting. -- Cryptognome ( talk) 17:24, 19 December 2007 (UTC) reply

I think it's getting better. Airproofing ( talk) 13:22, 5 June 2008 (UTC) reply

Hey ho.

The article could use some organization. Right now, the biography section is huge, but I'm not so sure that everything there is really biographical. At the least that section should be split into subsections. Much thanks. Phiwum 20:43, 2 December 2006 (UTC) reply

I made an attempt. I hope it's an improvement. Respectfully, SamBlob 00:12, 10 December 2006 (UTC) reply

Little mention is made of Chet Atkins line of Gretsch guitars and just about none is made of the solid-body electro-acoustics he developed with Gibson.

I remember reading somewhere that a Gretsch spokesman and product tester named Jimmy Webster tried to get Chet Atkins to endorse their guitars. Atkins refused, claiming that his d'Angelicos gave him all he needed. Webster got permission from Gretsch management to offer Atkins a guitar model built to his specifications. Atkins accepted Webster's offer and the new model became the starting point for a line of Chet Atkins guitars, including the Nashville, the Tennesseean, and the Country Gentleman. If I could remember where I read that, I'd add it. Respectfully, SamBlob 00:53, 10 December 2006 (UTC) reply

It says on the Django Reinhardt page that Chet ranked him #1 on his list of top 10 guitarists, ranking himself at #5. I'm curious to know, who were the other guitarists on his list? We could maybe put this in the article as well. -- Bluerain ^talk 18:32, 15 May 2007 (UTC) reply

I would suspect Marcel Dadi and Lenny Breau would be two of the ten. Perhaps the other C.G.P.s (again, Marcel Dadi, Muriel Anderson, John Knowles, Steve Wariner, Jerry Reed, Tommy Emmanuel). Might Les Paul be in there? This is pure speculation on my part. I had actually always assumed that Chet was praising Django Reinhardt (at #1) and being his usual modest self, placed himself at #5 without actually having specific names for 2-4 and 6-10. There is a YouTube video ("Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins-Vaudeville Daze") wherein Chet lists Marcel Dadi and Muriel Anderson as C.G.P.s (although, curiously, he does not name Jerry Reed who is sitting right beside him). I have also seen a YouTube video (?I can't find it) wherein Tommy Emmanuel recounts visiting Chet Atkins and Atkins says something to the effect of 'Come in. I've got the world's best guitar player in my office.' who turns out to be Lenny Breau. This was the first time I had heard of Lenny Breau, so the video must exist - or at least existed at one time. SoftScience ( talk) 08:20, 21 January 2009 (UTC) reply

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No mention at all of "Chester and Lester", Chet and Les Paul, release date: 1976, RCA, and "Guitar Monsters", release date: 1978, RCA. These collaborations of Chet and Les Paul MUST be included in Chet's discography, just as they are on Les Paul's Wikipedia entry. Mehamner ( talk) 02:48, 5 March 2008 (UTC) reply

• There are entries for both in the discography now. Airproofing ( talk) 01:46, 2 July 2008 (UTC) reply

I've been trying make headway on adding Chet's albums to the discography. I'm not always sure of the chronology though as they seem to differ in a number of places. Any editing help there will be appreciated. Airproofing ( talk) 16:41, 19 March 2008 (UTC) reply

I'm going to split the discography out eventually I think. What do others think? It's very large and needs to be categorized with principal works/studio, collaborations, compilations, etc. Airproofing ( talk) 23:21, 20 March 2008 (UTC) reply

I added a photo of Hank Snow and Chet from Reminiscing back cover. If it isn't clear enough or inappropriate, someone could replace or remove it. Thanks. Airproofing ( talk) 14:36, 2 June 2008 (UTC) reply

Think we can get this reviewed to move up from Start-Class? Anyone know how or agree? Airproofing ( talk) 17:03, 5 July 2008 (UTC) reply

Here's a non-free image that could be used in this article if it were given a proper rationale: File:RCA Studio B - Chet Atkins, Bill Porter.jpg. It has Atkins centered in the shot, sitting in RCA Studio B's control room in the early 1960s, listening to Bill Porter mix a tune. Binksternet ( talk) 00:42, 29 July 2010 (UTC) reply

Okay, I added and a paragraph about Porter. Binksternet ( talk) 19:10, 2 August 2010 (UTC) reply

I notice there's no personal section here describing his family, etc. Is there enough knowledge to build one? 138.162.128.52 ( talk) 14:40, 20 June 2013 (UTC) reply

There is no mention at all about Atkins' involvement with the Carter Family. Please research and add.

PCB - 24 Aug 2013 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.237.28.60 ( talk) 21:01, 24 August 2013 (UTC) reply

also in 1967... listen closely on the 3rd/final verse of the Beatles' "When I'm Sixty-Four", one can surely hear George H., picking away Chet style. Or was it Chet?!! anybody know? 76.218.248.127 ( talk) 19:01, 13 March 2014 (UTC) reply

Most likely it was not Chet. I've got a book that details guest appearances on Beatle recordings and Chet is not among the "guests". You could possibly be hearing John, Paul or George as they all could play in a style like Chet's. Since it was Paul's tune I would guess you're hearing him, but who knows at this point? THX1136 ( talk) 19:05, 10 November 2014 (UTC) reply