Chet Atkins "Over The Rainbow'

this is the second version of this that I have posted. The first was Chet with Les Paul. Now listen to what Mr Guitar does on a solo with this!

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[va3ux]

This is from the 1975 album, 'Chet Atkins Goes To The Movies'. I still have 2 copies of it (vinyl). It also came with a book of all the transcriptions, done by John Knowles. It's by all time favorite Chet Atkins album.

[daffydoug]

@va3ux Yup. I have the book. Great to look at, but hard to play! Not all the transcriptions are complete.

[JBgarbuz]

Chet Atkins is far and away the greatest guitarist who ever lived, that we know of. Les Paul couldn't hold a candle to him, and he knows it. But he was good at creating gadgetry and new sounds.

[daffydoug]

@JBgarbuz Big amen, there brother! Chet was the very best that ever lived. Just give a listen to the "Solo Sessions" CDs.

[Knarf009]

Emotion is subjective though, technique is not. Anyone can appreciate perfect technique, but "perfect" emotion is something different to everyone.

[david91304]

@gxtmfa and wichitarick

Thank goodness so many "pickin' lovers" post here as it gives me a plethora of artists to write down and then go listen to them on the Internet!! However, I don't see many mentions of Merle Travis. I think he's great and on a level with Chet.

What do you all think of Merle Travis, and why so little comparisons to Chet??

[gxtmfa]

@JBgarbuz Wow.. calm down there. Chet Atkins was one of the greatest and most diversified guitarists to have lived, but he isn't "far and away the greatest who ever lived". Andres Segovia, John Williams, Joe Pass, and Jim Hall- all great guitarists, and I'm sure that they'd give Mr. Guitar a run for his money.

[daffydoug]

@wichitarick True! A lot of these tunes I have posted are very rare indeed. What they release commercially from Chet is anything but the good stuff. But I GOT the good stuff! And I have it by the truck load.

[wichitarick]

@daffydoug Yes sir ,I have seen that and a lot of the other collaborations he has done with different people.I had a friend(rip) whose dad was a music teacher also small town d.j.,and had amassed a lg. l.p. coll. of guitarists,I copied these onto cass. and my bro copied a lot onto c.d. for a present for me. I did not bother to mark a lot of it ,and have no idea what became of the l.p's oops After seeing a lot of this stuff I understand how rare some of it may be lol. Again thx Rick Wichita ks.

[daffydoug]

@wichitarick I also posted a version of Chet doing this with Les Paul. Check it out, I like it even better than this version.

[wichitarick]

@daffydoug Again Thank You ! Was just being honest lol The sounds or that distinctive sound of His picking has always had a soothing effect for me.An odd mix also ,I don't play and was raised a serious rock n roller and evolved into a dead head ,Blue grass has been in my heart though is why this probably has an attachment. Appreciate your efforts,Have 100's of hrs of this but it is nice to see some of this Live!. Have become fond of "This is the elevator music in Heaven" Rick Wichita Ks.