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Product Summary
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Cbs/epic/wtg Records
Buy.com Sku: 204323677
UPC: 886970767729
UPC 14: 00886970767729
Release Date: 7/24/2007
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Guitar Blues (Pickin' the Blues) ~ Chet Atkins
2. Bug Dance ~ Chet Atkins
3. Dizzy Strings ~ Chet Atkins
4. Centipede Boogie ~ Chet Atkins
5. Mainstreet Breakdown ~ Chet Atkins
6. Root, Hog or Die ~ Chet Atkins
7. Jitterbug Waltz ~ Chet Atkins
8. Third Man Theme, The ~ Chet Atkins
9. Black Mountain Rag ~ Chet Atkins
10. Country Gentleman ~ Chet Atkins
11. City Slicker ~ Chet Atkins
12. Mister Sandman ~ Chet Atkins
13. Poor People Of Paris, The (Jean's Song) ~ Chet Atkins
14. Big D ~ Chet Atkins
15. Trambone ~ Chet Atkins
16. Should We Tell Him ~ Chet Atkins
17. Hidden Charm ~ Chet Atkins
18. Oh Lonesome Me ~ Chet Atkins
19. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles ~ Chet Atkins
20. Slinkey ~ Chet Atkins
Disc 2
Song Title
Sample
1. Boo Boo Stick Beat ~ Chet Atkins
2. Hot Mocking Bird ~ Chet Atkins
3. Slop, The ~ Chet Atkins
4. Man Of Mystery ~ Chet Atkins
5. Wheels ~ Chet Atkins
6. Teen Scene ~ Chet Atkins
7. Freight Train ~ Chet Atkins
8. Satan's Doll ~ Chet Atkins
9. Yakety Axe ~ Chet Atkins
10. Taste Of Honey, A ~ Chet Atkins
11. Drive In ~ Chet Atkins
12. Get On With It ~ Chet Atkins
13. Cannonball Rag ~ Chet Atkins
14. Take Five ~ Chet Atkins
15. Is Anything Better Than This ~ Chet Atkins
16. It's Been a Long Time ~ Chet Atkins
17. Polka Dots and Moonbeams ~ Chet Atkins
18. Poor Boy Blues ~ Chet Atkins
19. Sneakin' Around ~ Chet Atkins
20. Big Foot ~ Chet Atkins
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Additional personnel: Jerry Reed, Lenny Breau, Les Paul, Mark Knopfler, Merle Travis. |
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THE ESSENTIAL CHET ATKINS is a solid two-disc overview of one of country music's true pioneers. Chet Atkins, as an artist, session guitarist, and producer, is one of the key figures in country music, the man most responsible for the development of the pop-oriented "countrypolitan" sound in the 1960s. This 40-track anthology covers all of Atkins's career and includes such canonical Atkins favorites as "Guitar Blues (Pickin' the Blues)" and "Country Gentleman," which provided the guitarist with his nickname. The set also includes comparative rarities such as a collaboration with Mother Maybelle Carter on the old folk standard "Root Hog Or Die" and the late-1950s stab at rock & roll, "Teen Scene." This is an ideal starting point for novices. |
Producer: Mark Knopfler; Chet Atkins; Lenny Breau; Archie Bleyer; Anita Kerr; Jim Bullet; Chester B. Atkins; Stephen H. Sholes; Bob Ferguson; Charles Grean; Bob Irwin (Compilation) |
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Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
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Almeida, Laurindo |
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Bogguss, Suzy |
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Breau, Lenny |
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Coleman, Jim |
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Cramer, Floyd |
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Ears, Rabbit |
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Rabbit Ears |
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Watson, Doc |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 07/24/2007 |
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Original Release Date : 2007 |
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Catalog ID : 88697076772 |
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Label : Columbia Nashville |
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Number of Discs : 2 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00886970767729 |
Professional Reviews
Dirty Linen (p.76)
- "THE ESSENTIAL CHET ATKINS showcases his considerable skills on the guitar....The dynamic duo of Chet Atkins and Les Paul is a formidable six-string powerhouse if ever there was one."
- "THE ESSENTIAL CHET ATKINS showcases his considerable skills on the guitar....The dynamic duo of Chet Atkins and Les Paul is a formidable six-string powerhouse if ever there was one."
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