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Track: Poor Boy Blues
Artist: Chet Atkins
Album: The Essential Chet Atkins - The Columbia Years

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Name: Chet Atkins
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American country guitar player and producer, born June 20, 1924, Luttrell, Tennessee, USA, died June 30, 2001, Nashville, Tennessee, USA . Even though most know him as "Mr. Guitar" he was also a record producer for many big stars such as Elvis Presley. He invented what is known as "the Nashville sound" which was a smoother more jazz-like form of country music. His guitar of choice was the Gretsch Country Gentleman. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 (Sidemen). Father of [a=Merle Atkins]; half-brother of [a=Jimmy Atkins (4)] and [a="Sister" Billie Rose Atkins], brother-in-law of [a=Roy Shockley], uncle of [a=Mike Shockley].

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Release: Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler - Poor Boy Blues
Year: 1990
Genres: Rock
Styles: Country Rock