Chester Burton Atkins born 20 June 1924 - Died 30 June 2001 in Nashville, T… Read Full Bio ↴Chester Burton Atkins born 20 June 1924 - Died 30 June 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (1942–1996) . was an American guitarist and record producer. Together with Owen Bradley, Atkins created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country music's appeal to include adult pop music fans as well. His virtuoso picking style - inspired by Merle Travis, Django Reinhardt, George Barnes and Les Paul - brought him admirers both within and outside the country scene. Atkins produced records for Eddy Arnold, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves, Jerry Reed, Connie Smith, and Waylon Jennings.
Yakety Axe
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@pterois5914
Poooverty stricken but still I'm a-stickin' to the things I know to be facts
Ooone day it's feathers and the next day chicken while I'm pickin' my yakety axe
Eeev'rybody says that I never will get far, pickin' out things on this old guitar
Livin' on a shoestring, forgettin' things like a shave and a haircut
Well, Money don't matter as long as I scatter a little bit of happiness around
If people keep a grinnin' I figure I'm a winnin' with my good old yakety sound
Eeeverybody goes around turnin' up their noses , smellin' their greenbacks , countin' their roses
But I wouldn't trade my yakety axe, even for a T-bone
Iii'm confessin' I never took a lesson, all my notes are a matter of guessin'
Hopin' they'll come out in some kinda manner that'll make a yakety sound
So if you're in the mood and your feet start tappin'
And you feel laid back and your hands start clappin'
Then I'll have done what I wanted to from way back
You're diggin' my yakety axe
@umedavk2011
This guy was a musical genius who entertained the world for many decades. RIP Chet, and a million thanks for your talent.
@Drumulater1
Beautiful guitar playing
@simplethunder
It's not just what he plays, but the way he plays it. So much ease, so much class. You could've woken this man in the middle of the night and put a guitar in his hands and he would still be able to play this perfectly.
@aleksandrnowak9691
It's funny you say that. Apparently he had rather bad asthma as a child so he would have to sit upright at night to sleep proper. Apparently would play the guitar until he passed out.
@fuzzybutkus8970
U hit the word CLASS
@PabloPechoChumacero
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@nicholaswinslow2574
He loves his art.
@D1vid3By0
amazing! And now my Chet Akins youtube video journey begins.
@kleetus92
How's that journey going? Chet was an amazing artist!