Darius Rucker shoots for country music milestone Nov 11, 2009
Signed by Chet Atkins in the midst of the civil rights movement, the platinum-voiced Mississippi native has had dozens of No. 1 hits and sold tens of millions of albums. Perhaps his most significant achievement was disproving those who thought country's heavily Southern audience wouldn't support black performers at a time when race relations were marked by violence. (MSNBC -- News)
For Adcocks, it's like old times at Bar Harbor Oct 26, 2009
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Allen Toussaint Latest The Bright M... Oct 13, 2009
He has collaborated with some of the biggest names in music, people like the great Chet Atkins and lately Elvis Costello. Reaching New Audiences Through The Stars Of Today. (Suite101.com)
Musicnotes honors Les Paul with free offer Aug 29, 2009
The arrangement being offered was arranged by Grammy award-winning artist Aaron Stang, from Alfred Music Publishing, to match the performance recorded by Les Paul and Chet Atkins and featured on the album, "Masters of the Guitar - Together.". "Les Paul closed every show at the legendary jazz club Iridium in New York City with an instrumental version of this song," said Tim Reiland, chairman of Musicnotes. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Alfred Music Publishing and Musicnotes.com Partner to Honor Les Paul's Memory with a Free "Over the Rainbow" Guitar Lesson Download Aug 28, 2009
com can download a free, interactive Guitar Lesson (including matching guitar tab) for "Over the Rainbow." This particular arrangement was arranged by Grammy award-winning artist Aaron Stang, from Alfred Music Publishing to match the performance recorded by Les Paul and Chet Atkins and featured on the album, Masters of the Guitar Together. . (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Guitar legend-inventor Les Paul dies at age 94 Aug 15, 2009
His interest in country music was rekindled in the mid-'70s and he teamed up with Chet Atkins for two albums. The duo were awarded a Grammy for best country instrumental performance of 1976 for their "Chester and Lester" album. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hillbilly Kinks Aug 15, 2009
Long before the band had formed, Ray and Dave would listen to Chet Atkins records and sing Hank Williams songs together. Country-western influences appear in several of their 60s songs Got My Feet On The Ground , Act Nice And Gentle , There Is No Life Without Love , Willesden Green and even their more R&B-centered work sometimes betrays a subtle twang. (The American Conservative)
Les was more -- a lot more Aug 15, 2009
The simplest thing would be simply to ask readers to treat themselves to the recordings of Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Chet Atkins or Duane Allman, to name a scant few masters of the electric guitar. All of those men are Paul's musical descendants. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Death of the Guitar Man: Les Paul (1915-2009) Aug 14, 2009
He cut his first records in 1936, backing blues singer-pianist Georgia White as she belted out Andy Razaf's raunchy threat, "If I can't sell it, I'll keep sittin' on it, before I give it away." A year later, he formed his first trio, with bass player Ernie Newton and rhythm guitarist Jim Atkins (the elder half brother of Chet Atkins, with whom Paul cut the 1995 album Chester and Lester). They went east, and the Les Paul Trio got a New York City club date. (Time.com)
Les Paul, 94; pioneered recording techniques, inspired ‘a world of guitarists’ Aug 14, 2009
Mr. Paul won his first Grammy Award in 1977 for best country instrumental, for Chester and Lester, an album of duets with Chet Atkins. A year later, he and Ford were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. (Boston Globe)
Rock's original guitar hero Aug 14, 2009
During the 1970s he recorded two albums with the influential country guitarist Chet Atkins. One of the results, Chester and Lester (1976), won them a Grammy for best country instrumental performance. (The Age, Australia)
The World Has Lost a Remarkable Innovator and Musician: Les Paul Passes Away at 94 Aug 14, 2009
In 1977, Paul resurfaced with a Grammy-winning Chet Atkins collaboration, Chester and Lester. Then the ailing guitarist, who'd already suffered arthritis and permanent hearing loss, had a heart attack, followed by bypass surgery. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Obituary: Les Paul Aug 14, 2009
In the late 1960s, Mr Paul retired from music to concentrate on his inventions, but bounced back in the mid-1970s after teaming up with Chet Atkins for two albums. The duo went on to win a Grammy for best country instrumental performance of 1976 for their Chester and Lester album. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Songwriter Diana Jones follows her true sound Aug 4, 2009
After she discovered that her biological family had roots in Appalachian folk music, Jones began moving away from the contemporary coffeehouse folk of her earlier records and closer to the heart of the old mountain songs that her grandfather Robert Lee Maranville, a singer and musician who performed with Chet Atkins when he was a teen, had sung while growing up - tunes like Pretty Polly and Poor Wayfaring Stranger. Her latest album, Better Times Will Come, is a collection of 11 songs written by... (Boston Globe)
Search for parents yields roots Jul 22, 2009
They were the ones her grandfather Robert Lee Maranville, a singer and musician who performed with Chet Atkins when he was a teen, had sung while growing up; tunes like "Pretty Polly" and "Poor Wayfaring Stranger.". Her latest album, "Better Times Will Come," is a collection of 11 songs written by Jones that sound as though they sprang from a Tennessee hollow circa 1930. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Asia, Yes in concert at Station Square Jul 22, 2009
After that, Howe was left alone with an acoustic guitar for a Chet Atkins instrumental that showed his proficiency in a fingerpicking folk style, something that pops up occasionally in Yes's songs, like "Roundabout," also played to perfection. The more relentless side of Yes came through in the pounding "Heart of the Sunrise.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Skaggs and OBrien turn up the heat at Grey Fox Jul 19, 2009
Renowned guitarist and producer, Chet Atkins, has credited Skaggs with "single-handedly" saving country music. Skaggs has garnered eight awards from the Country Music Association, including "Entertainer of the Year" in 1985. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Brad Paisley keeps making hits and taking risks Jul 5, 2009
has concocted a savvy musical amalgam of Roger Miller s songwriting wit, Buck Owens hard-rocking twang, and Chet Atkins guitar wizardry. But there s powerful evidence of another influence at work in Paisley s music, one of the titans of American popular culture: Mark Twain. (Boston Globe)
Omni announces new season Jun 4, 2009
He is called a Certified Guitar Player and the greatest fingerpicker in the world by Chet Atkins. The Edsen-Stell duo making their San Francisco debut, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, 8 p.m., the Green Room, 30. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Entertainment scheduled at CoffeeCat May 14, 2009
Joining him on guitar is Nashville session player Pat Bergeson, protege of legendary guitarist Chet Atkins. Another session professional, Charlie Chadwick, performs bass guitar responsibilities, and engineers the album. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Just a little travelin’ home music ‘tween friends May 9, 2009
I d like to think of it with Chet Atkins and Floyd Cramer backing it up. Shine s good. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
51 Rising takes its talents to the stage May 6, 2009
Fleming, who said his father, Charles, plays in the Chet Atkins country style, added that he began playing around with the guitar at an early age, and he finally dropped the drums at 15 to concentrate on six-strings. "My dad taught me a few chords and a few old-time songs, and I kind of took it from there," Fleming said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Country Funeral Music Ideas for an ... Apr 19, 2009
Chet Atkins guitar instrumentals also make very nice country-western background music ... Again, Chet Atkins lovely guitar instrumentals may be a good choice here. (Suite101.com)
Acoustic Groove Duo at Hickory Ridge Apr 16, 2009
His playing has been influenced by a wide variety of artists including Chet Atkins, Doc Watson, Gregg Allman, Leo Kottke, John Fahey, Rev. Gary Davis and Jorma Kaukonen. He is joined by his musical partner multi-instrumentalist Stear on harmonica, mandolin, guitar, vocals and his Grandma;s old washboard. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Country Music Hall of Fame Mar 18, 2009
"You must know a million chords." Chet Atkins. Those accolades are payoffs for persistence. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Secret Policeman's Ball & Amnesty I... Mar 1, 2009
Musicians include Pete Townshend, Sting, Phil Collins, Bob Geldof, Peter Gabriel, Donovan, Jackson Browne, Lou Reed, Kate Bush, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Mark Knopfler, and Chet Atkins. Classic Skits With Monty Python s John Cleese. (Suite101.com)
Small-town boy Feb 21, 2009
"I love the sound of Elmore James, the sound early guitarists like him got just by using minimal means. But I'd want to pair that with strings that remind me of a Billie Holiday record. Those are the kinds of juxtapositions I'm striving for. It's never going to happen where Chet Atkins played guitar with your favorite singer from some different decade. But I can pretend and that's where the sounds often come from.". Ward's music has been called "mysterious" and "timeless" - vague terms that fail... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
An old guitar, a new muse for Rokia Traore Feb 13, 2009
These days, however, she's finding inspiration in the serene twang of a Gretsch, a guitar made famous by Chet Atkins, Eddie Cochran, and George Harrison. "For three albums my projects were based on classical acoustic instruments from West Africa, and I wasn't inspired anymore," Traore, 35, said in an interview at the Jazzschool in downtown Berkeley. (Boston Globe)
