Mister Guitar
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Mister Guitar is the celebrated American guitarist and producer Chet Atkins, renowned for pioneering the smooth, melodic "Nashville sound" in country music.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mister Guitar canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
country musician
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guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ stage name ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nashville music industry
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RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Country Music Hall of Fame induction
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Grammy Award ⓘ Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1924-06-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Luttrell, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Jerry Reed
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Les Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Knopfler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2001-06-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Chester Burton Atkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Nashville sound
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country ⓘ jazz ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| hallOfFame |
Country Music Hall of Fame
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
George Harrison
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Jerry Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Knopfler NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Emmanuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| nickname |
Mister Guitar
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Mr. Guitar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering the Nashville sound
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smooth melodic guitar style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chester & Lester
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Chet Atkins in Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ Mister Guitar (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
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record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| positionHeld | RCA Records executive ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
RCA Records
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RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Chet Atkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | fingerstyle guitar ⓘ |
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