Chet Atkins "Rocky Top"

Rocky Top never had it so good! When Mr guitar really puts his mind to it, he can do some fabulous things with a tune! Witness the ascending and descending scales he weaves seamlessly into this version of Rocky top.
Plus he captures the essence of the song. It SOUNDS like your in the hills, just sittin' back listening, and hearing the worlds greatest guitar player nail a lick like has never been done before.

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Music

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• chet
• atkins
• guitar
• rocky
• top
• bluegrass
• finger
• pickin
• hillbilly

[atplante]

I think it's fantastic that Chet and Andres could have appreciated each other - two guitar masters from different worlds. Please. I love them both, and their worlds are not so far apart - folk songs from their respective traditions, what more could you ask for??!!

[daffydoug]

@atplante Actually, Chet and Andre HAVE been together. I have a photo of them. Once when asked who the greatest guitar player ever was, Andre answered without hesitation "Chet Atkins"

Also, Christopher Harkening was often known to come over to Chet's house and visit in Chet's home recording studio.

And I'll bet you didn't know Chet recorded a whole album of classical pieces.

[Natilator3]

Wow! He can play that without moving one bit! (Joking, obviously)

[tyoonz]

Atkins' vituosity NEVER ceases to amaze me! It didn't matter what he played, he always managed to make the tune "his!" Ah, what a blessing he was for us all!

[ekirstein89]

@daffydoug

Agreed... When my father gave me my first guitar, he handed me several cd's of Chet, Jerry Reed and Pat Donohue and said "Here's a bit of inspiration".

8 years later, I got to play WITH Tommy at a guitar seminar he lead here in San Antonio...

R.I.P. Mr Guitar...

[chester777ful]

I love his picking just after the mouth organ solo out of this world!

[sgontz1]

please sir. don"t give that blubber head anymore press. we know who got it and who just looks like dere gittin it. shoot , nuff said....

[daffydoug]

@stonelight7 Don't worry about this ahnbra kook anymore. I just blocked him from my Channel. This crap about coming on my Chet channel and putting down the master's playing, simply will NOT fly.

[stonelight7]

@ahnbra My question is do you play guitar? I do and i can play a lot of stuff that sounds impressive and cool but I'll never be able to play like Chet. If you dont play you do not have a clue what is easy and what is a masterpiece in guitar picking. Those comments you made tells me that you just dont know any better.

[daffydoug]

@daffydoug beginnings. He owes most of it to Chet. Just ask Tommy. He'll tell you in his own words.

[daffydoug]

@daffydoug putting them on the map.

I once heard someone comment that Segovia could play everything Chet could. What a laugh! That old stuffed shirt may have been a master of classical, but it's ludicrous to imagine him trying to play country, jazz, blues, and more that Chet played with ease. Those things take MORE than technical skill. They demand SOUL.

And Tommy? If it wasn't for Chet's early help and inspiration, I doubt he would be on stage today. I know the TRUE story of Tommy's

[daffydoug]

@TheZach43 You hit the nail right on the head. Chet MORE than deserved the monicker "Mr Guitar"

People who put down his playing are totally ignorant of the extreme difficulty of mastering so many facets of guitar style as Chet did and played with ease.

He was versatile beyond words. His hundred or more albums prove that beyond dispute. Chet was the absolute MASTER of the guitar. The consummate perfectionist, who managed to do all that while managing the careers of dozens of other stars and