Chet.Atkins Archives

“The ultimate Country love story” – By Des Kelly He was a “Rock-Star” to begin with, singing and playing his guitar, backed by several guys who became “stars” in their own right, as the years went by. Waylon Jennings, a tall, handsome figure of a man, singing songs in a deep gravelly voice, was an attraction to many gals who attended his shows, who, in reverse, was also attracted to many pretty girls, married three, even becoming a dad, in the process, was then picked out by guitar great, Chet Atkins, who was convinced that this guy would make a superb Country Entertainer, who, not much later, founded the “Outlaw” movement & together with Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, & Willie Nelson, began touring and entertaining thousands of Country music fans, wherever they went. A beautiful female by the name of Jessie Colter, now comes into ...

“ALPHABETICALLY YOURS” SERIES 25 (Y) – By Des Kelly As we come to the “goodbye” of yet another year, the above “Series” is almost done, as I feature not one, but two of the greatest guitarists, (in my opinion), anyway. Let’s take the second, for a start, because I am given to understand from a very reliable source, that Mark Knopfler (the younger, more modern-style intrumentalist) took a lot of “tips” from the older, much more experienced Chet.Atkins, who, fret by astonishing fret, would have to be the BEST Guitarist in the World, bar none. I have written about both of the above “Stars”. Chet., of course, has now passed on to the big Stage in the sky, banaut Mark carries on, carrying on, as the best in the business generally do. He is a wonderful guitarist, as well as a vocalist, still extremely popular ...