Chet
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Chet is the commonly used name of legendary American guitarist and record producer Chet Atkins, a key figure in the development of the Nashville sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chet canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country musician
ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Chet Atkins, Mister Guitar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Country Music Hall of Fame induction
ⓘ
Grammy Award ⓘ Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1924-06-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Luttrell, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2001-06-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | RCA Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
guitar performance
ⓘ
music production ⓘ |
| genre |
Nashville sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
country ⓘ country pop ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Chester Burton Atkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
George Harrison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerry Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Knopfler NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Emmanuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Les Paul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Merle Travis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ guitar ⓘ |
| memberOf | Grand Ole Opry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Nashville sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Chet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | key figure in the development of the Nashville sound ⓘ |
| notableInstrument |
Gibson Chet Atkins model guitar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gretsch Chet Atkins model guitar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gallopin' Guitar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mr. Sandman NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakety Axe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
ⓘ
record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | RCA Nashville producer ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Leona Johnson Atkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.