Chet Atkins

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  • Опубликовано: 2 янв 2025

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  • @J4miboy
    @J4miboy 15 лет назад +92

    "Years from now, after I'm gone, someone will listen to what I've done and know I was here. They may not know or care who I was, but they'll hear my guitars speaking for me."
    - Chet Atkins

    • @HERALDEZtheBURREL
      @HERALDEZtheBURREL 2 года назад +3

      Woah, and here I am. :)

    • @J4miboy
      @J4miboy 2 года назад +2

      @@HERALDEZtheBURREL time has passed :)

    • @bodarville2510
      @bodarville2510 2 года назад +2

      It's 2022, I'm listening in awe and I care VERY much who Chet was!

    • @lrn_news9171
      @lrn_news9171 2 года назад

      That's beautiful

    • @cybertones942
      @cybertones942 2 года назад

      Yes being as recognised as he is, for sure

  • @amazonwildman4282
    @amazonwildman4282 7 лет назад +81

    When I was a young man I heard Chet play and it changed my life. I had never picked up a guitar but decided right then and there, at 13, that I wanted to play like him. As it turns out my great-grandfather was an accomplished jazz and swing guitarist on almost 80 years and took me on as his only student in his entire life and taught me to play the guitar. I was playing songs like Under The Double Eagles as my very first song. My great grandpa passed away last November... I played this song at his funeral in honor of all he did for me as a young man and it breaks my heart every time I hear it. I still play this song every time I pick up my guitar and I cry every single time. Even named my son after my great grandfather. God, I miss him. But like Chet and his music... My grandpa will live on through what he taught me and his music and his memory will persist in my heart.

    • @anirudhnavin4568
      @anirudhnavin4568 5 лет назад +4

      Holy fuck the feels man
      I'm so sorry for your loss but that's a story and a man that will be remembered

    • @guitardave3028
      @guitardave3028 3 дня назад

      I feel the same for "rocky mountain lullaby....

  • @philliprapisura2880
    @philliprapisura2880 11 лет назад +77

    This is as good as it gets folks. It's not just the notes...listen. He makes it feel like he is playing for you and you alone. He died before I really knew who he was and yet it is so personal. As if he's known me all my life. Can't top it.

    • @kymmyiam
      @kymmyiam 5 лет назад +3

      Those like you help keep his work and memory alive. His talent is certainly deserving of it. Thank you for that!

  • @georgei7877
    @georgei7877 9 лет назад +30

    Throughout his life, Chet Atkins played several different versions of this song by Don McLean. But for me, this is without a doubt the best and most beautiful.

  • @shuttle37
    @shuttle37 10 лет назад +9

    I saw Chet and Paul Yandell 2 times in person in Houston. One time I was less than 10 feet from him. He even let me request a song. I learned to play the guitar by listening to his LP's. That was back in the 60's when you could buy guitar strings one at a time if needed. I have several pictures of Chet with me and my wife from Jones Hall after a performance. A true gentleman for sure. A class act. Very humble but really cool. About 2 generations ahead of his time. He was a legend back then and still is. RIP Chet & Lenny.

  • @kraigkalkbrenner5190
    @kraigkalkbrenner5190 11 лет назад +11

    Back in the late 70's my father drug me to see Chet live in concert. I am ashamed to say that I don't remember a dam thing from the concert because I did not appreciate it at the time. What a loss to my life for now I realize how wonderful he could play.

  • @MegaCarli12
    @MegaCarli12 8 лет назад +17

    This guy was SOOOO SMOOTH !!!! Omg!!!!!! Doesn't miss a lick. THE BEST!!! Gonna miss him

    • @bubbagreensmith7174
      @bubbagreensmith7174 5 лет назад +1

      Suzi Sommerla he’s been gone since 2001. Was an amazing player hands down...

  • @operafan98
    @operafan98 10 лет назад +14

    Serene, intimate. Sprinkled with little "Chet" touches. A true artist and storyteller. His gentility makes such an impact.

  • @susanreed2802
    @susanreed2802 10 лет назад +9

    I grew up hearing my dad play his records and try to play like him. Great memories and great music....

  • @kevinrains5003
    @kevinrains5003 9 лет назад +10

    He's the most well known guitarist and to me the most talented guitarist on the face of the earth Chet Atkins best guitar player in the world

  • @laserbeam002
    @laserbeam002 10 лет назад +7

    This performance was/is a master piece. RIP Mr. Atkins and thank you.

  • @Zona57Bob
    @Zona57Bob 11 лет назад +11

    Chet, then-and-beyond, a consummate artist, plays 'Vincent' - a very difficult guitar piece. What we learn is that a self-taught country guitarist, with ambition, can learn damned-near anything if his heart's into it. Kudos to Chet Atkins, RIP, whose music I've been listening to for many decades.

  • @6stringwood
    @6stringwood 10 лет назад +5

    I first listened to Chet fifty years ago he amazed me as a child as he does today. He has left behind some of the most beautiful guitar work and I feel this is one of those. RIP Chet

  • @thecrooner4jc
    @thecrooner4jc 18 лет назад +1

    I was fortunate to have seen the man perform on stage in 1990 .. and it will always be one of the highlights of my entire life.

  • @郭育霖-e3h
    @郭育霖-e3h 11 лет назад +10

    I have played it more than 100 times
    this guy really a legend

  • @shaynemelvin1
    @shaynemelvin1 11 лет назад +1

    Been playing since I was just a little kid of 5 years old........26 years of lessons and dedicated playing later, and I still can't hold a candle to this guy, and I've never heard another player come close...rest his soul...

  • @muralikumarsethy1717
    @muralikumarsethy1717 10 месяцев назад +10

    Putting a comment here so that when someone likes it, it will remind me to listen to this beautiful masterpiece:)

  • @8656737s
    @8656737s 6 лет назад +1

    Grew up on Chet music. He was so amazing. This song always makes me cry. RIP Chet

  • @laserbeam002
    @laserbeam002 7 лет назад +3

    I have heard no other acoustic piece as beautiful and skillfully played as this. Amazing. Thank you for posting.

  • @MrTeacherDude
    @MrTeacherDude 11 лет назад +1

    In a world full of skilled guitarists, this man is one of a kind. He always will be. I doubt anyone could say with confidence, "I am a better guitar player than Chet Atkins."

  • @comlax22
    @comlax22 16 лет назад +2

    Well said! This rendition brings me to tears every time. His performance makes any words we attempt to use to describe it seem woefully inadequate.

  • @bobareebop
    @bobareebop 2 года назад

    We heard Chet play this live at the Prairie Home Companion broadcast in Claremont, CA in the 80's. Just wonderful. November 23, 1985.Quite a lineup, with Chet, Willie Nelson, and Johnny Gimble.

  • @WOKINTUSD
    @WOKINTUSD 7 лет назад +8

    one of the greatest guitarist

  • @bubbagreensmith7174
    @bubbagreensmith7174 5 лет назад +1

    If I could know what Chet had forgotten I would be happy with that! This man had melody dripping out his pockets and a way to put it together and make you feel,how was that possible. For me 60 good years of listening!!!

  • @JoeLeer
    @JoeLeer 9 лет назад +69

    This is why i wanted to play the guitar, and stop at the same time...

    • @MrTomanderson76
      @MrTomanderson76 8 лет назад

      +JoeLeer I understand exactly !!!! The thing is for me is that I thrive on challenges. With that in mind that is precisely why I am learning Chet's arrangements of not only this but many other songs. Go to halleonard.com and you can get the book and accompaniment cd for The Essential Chet. The book is not big note easy learning rather it is precisely the way Chet recorded it.

    • @nplpo726
      @nplpo726 6 лет назад

      JoeLeer Who’s Watching 2018? This is too old...

    • @googoo-gjoob
      @googoo-gjoob 6 лет назад +1

      @@nplpo726 this will never be too old. timeless classic. this will still be pertinent when your grandchildren are old.

    • @nplpo726
      @nplpo726 6 лет назад

      @googoo gjoob It is old it was uploaded in 2006 so I don’t care

    • @googoo-gjoob
      @googoo-gjoob 6 лет назад +2

      @@nplpo726 the most closed minded statement i've read all year.
      age is not relative to art.

  • @AndrewGregoire1
    @AndrewGregoire1 11 месяцев назад +1

    I'd just like to proudly say that I learned this entire song from start to finish and it was one of the most difficult things I've ever done in my life. It took me months. Chet is one of the greatest of all time!

  • @Jackknifegyp
    @Jackknifegyp 10 лет назад +11

    You don't get this awesome on practice alone, no matter how perfect. And one can pick his unique style and sound out from any other.
    RIP Chet, Chet's parents whose union produced this singular talent.
    ...and thank U.

  • @BrianGriffin83
    @BrianGriffin83 17 лет назад +2

    This is one of my very favourite songs, and this version is simply amazing. One can see that he plays with his heart.

  • @jareddavis1919
    @jareddavis1919 10 лет назад +12

    Even 13 years after his death, he's touching people's hearts everywhere. Don't you want to be able to do that?

  • @YouDude60
    @YouDude60 14 лет назад

    Saw this in the mid-80's and decided right then I would not die happy until/unless I could play this. God bless Chet. He could never have played such beautiful songs with such care and grace without a loving spirit.

  • @cms5695
    @cms5695 9 лет назад +4

    Esta música es de tipo divino impresionante. Al igual que en impresionante. Una de las piezas que te hace darte cuenta de que tiene un alma y que acaba de ser tocado.

  • @aucksmix
    @aucksmix 18 лет назад

    The Quiet Master. One of the pillars of the Nashville music scene. And one of the nicest, most unassuming people you'd ever meet. Thanks for so much, Chet.

  • @sunnyluhu
    @sunnyluhu 10 лет назад +7

    I love Starry, Starry Night... le meow, le sigh...

  • @LFD254
    @LFD254 16 лет назад +1

    My father was a motorcycle cop who was nearly killed in the line of duty in 1964. As part of his therapy to bring back his left arm which had been crushed, he taught himself to play the guitar, playing by ear to Chet Atkins records. I still have those old LPs, and whenever I hear Atkins play, I think of my old man. RIP to them both.

  • @johnclaudewinters169
    @johnclaudewinters169 9 лет назад +4

    an exellent rendition

  • @meldavidhanaike4600
    @meldavidhanaike4600 11 лет назад

    yes he was :-) I was raised on a LOT of classic country as a little girl. I love this man and always will. My Grandma (Grammy) and i listened to him whenever we were together. So his music has a very special place in my heart.

  • @isabelw1235
    @isabelw1235 10 лет назад +13

    whoa, 1:36. how did he get that sound? sounds like a harmonic lol.
    ...crap, this song made me cry...

    • @noteveneddie
      @noteveneddie 7 лет назад +4

      Isabel Wang They're called harmonics. It's when you gently silence the fret you're playing by gently placing it over the fret (it's like you're barely even touching the string). It's like a whisper on the guitar, such a beautiful and pure sound.

    • @pkskyw
      @pkskyw 5 лет назад

      its called harp harmonics

  • @alt9741
    @alt9741 12 лет назад +1

    Definitely one of the world's very best guitarists. Masterful.

  • @SantiagoSarmiento1
    @SantiagoSarmiento1 9 лет назад +14

    Tabs please, this song is beautiful like a sunset..... :')

  • @JerryFranklinLebanon
    @JerryFranklinLebanon 13 лет назад

    One of the best guitarists that ever lived....He and Les Paul are unchallentged and will always be that way. Unbelievable presentation......here for the ages....thanks for posting this performance !!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @LarryDepontes
    @LarryDepontes 9 лет назад +3

    goose bumps

  • @orchidbirds
    @orchidbirds 15 лет назад +1

    You are missed Chet. Thank you for sharing this with us.

  • @horaciosagardua7578
    @horaciosagardua7578 10 лет назад +3

    bellisimo!!!

  • @megslegs19
    @megslegs19 11 лет назад +2

    My soul soars through the sky to the one that I love on the wings of this song. I love you my darling husband! Forever yours

  • @Erics5th
    @Erics5th 10 лет назад +59

    The greatest guitarist that ever lived. Bottom line.

    • @DM-hs9gs
      @DM-hs9gs 10 лет назад +5

      I agree wholeheartedly

    • @EvaAdorable
      @EvaAdorable 10 лет назад +4

      Donny Minor Me too!

    • @MrTomanderson76
      @MrTomanderson76 10 лет назад +4

      Without question I whole heartedly agree!!! I first became acquainted with his music in 1972. The same year he did the guitar duet with Jerry Reed. Plus a classical guitar concert with the Boston Pops. Also someone correct me if I am wrong but I vaquely remember him playing with Three Dog Night on a Kraft Music Hall Special that year as well. Talk about versatile!!!

    • @jellymanwilson
      @jellymanwilson 10 лет назад +11

      Their are so many styles of guitar, I don't think there ever will be a 'greatest guitarist' but undoubtedly chett was one of the best

    • @Noahshollow
      @Noahshollow 9 лет назад +1

      Uhm....NO!!!

  • @Elavats
    @Elavats 14 лет назад +1

    Years from now, after I'm gone, someone will listen to what I've done and know I was here. They may not know or care who I was, but they'll hear my guitars speaking for me"
    - We won't let them forget. RIP Chet

  • @twocurdogs
    @twocurdogs 10 лет назад +38

    76 people hit the unlike button ? They should go ahead and jump off the planet.

    • @buitrongan31101970
      @buitrongan31101970 10 лет назад

      what if there are 77 people in the world whose jobs are to dislike all the video on youtube
      but in the end when they die they go to heaven despite all the haters

    • @twocurdogs
      @twocurdogs 10 лет назад +3

      If they click the dislike button on this song then they should jump off the planet.. no matter what type of job they have clicking for you tube.

    • @soofitnsexy
      @soofitnsexy 10 лет назад +3

      its ok I just pushed them

    • @sunnyluhu
      @sunnyluhu 10 лет назад +3

      I love it, it makes me so happy!

    • @twocurdogs
      @twocurdogs 10 лет назад +4

      Me too. the greatest guitar player of all time.

  • @paul48520
    @paul48520 11 лет назад

    again and again, listening to Chet, I always find something more to learn, and why 40 years ago I play. much talent!

  • @paul48520
    @paul48520 11 лет назад +5

    71 PERSONAS SON SORDAS

  • @strings52
    @strings52 15 лет назад

    One of the old masters of the Guitar. Very few take the time to learn this true pure style of playing these days. What a joy to watch and listen to.

  • @droptyne1
    @droptyne1 15 лет назад

    I don't know how many times I have watched and listened to this in the last 48 hrs. It is really great stuff. As a student of the guitar, this is the goal that will never be achieved!

  • @leilanirocks
    @leilanirocks 18 лет назад

    Watching those golden old hands playing that beautiful tune was very moving. I wish I would have appreciated him more when he was around, but I was too young. At least there are still clips like this.

  • @ChineseOpera8
    @ChineseOpera8 14 лет назад

    Stary Stary' harmonics! SWEEET!!! I was super fortunate enough to meet Mr. Atkins in Georgia,...what a true gentleman!

  • @3434arc1
    @3434arc1 14 лет назад +1

    This is exceptionally brilliant guitar playing. What unique & huge talent.

  • @JPSS97
    @JPSS97 17 лет назад +1

    Wow. How come I never heard of this guy until now? He's amazing. I'm soul struck...
    His technique, his touch, his intuition...everything!

  • @Anarchist13579
    @Anarchist13579 16 лет назад +1

    I cry everytime i listen to this.
    It's so beautiful
    Just to think of him leaving us is sad
    We'll all miss chet and his miracles of music
    this is solid proof that god is real and he does make miracles.
    Love you Chet

  • @stephaniewilkinson3924
    @stephaniewilkinson3924 12 лет назад

    Whomever dislikes this...I have great pity for you...Music like this is one of the great beauties of this world...calms the soul, relaxes the mind, lightens the heart...and Mr. Atkins was a great gift to us all.

  • @boltcj13
    @boltcj13 17 лет назад

    His mastery of chord play combined with finger picking has yet to be matched. When he adds the sublime use of harmonics..? Well, just listen. Even my favorite guitar player ever, Mr. Doc Watson at times sat in awe.
    Thank you 123

  • @HERALDEZtheBURREL
    @HERALDEZtheBURREL 2 года назад

    I mean...what is there to say, really? 4 back to back listens just now, the delicate touch and emotions conveyed, argh...I just eat up those little harmonics. Truly beautiful, and I really needed to see and be reminded of something beautiful today. :)

  • @Spaguy62
    @Spaguy62 16 лет назад

    Here's to the days of decency, civility and heart-warming renditions of songs like this. If you ever wonder if America was great years ago - it was. Thank you Chet. God Bless ya!

  • @paulus7562
    @paulus7562 10 лет назад

    Out of all the fingerpicking videos on RUclips I keep returning to this one. Beautiful playing.

  • @comlax22
    @comlax22 16 лет назад

    Amen, I actually welled up with tears. Mr. Atkins was a genius savant and I'm so thankful to have heard him so many times.

  • @sepai40
    @sepai40 15 лет назад

    This was the most beautiful song I have ever heard him play. It actually brought tears to my eyes, especially remembering he is gone. I am so glad there is video of him playing. I know Chet is playing guitar up in guitar heaven with some of his friends. He is up there with the good lord. R.I.P. my friend!

  • @dmreeoogdaq
    @dmreeoogdaq 14 лет назад

    Words really can't do this justice. Brilliant and peaceful and joyful and emotional and wonderful just seem so inadequate.

  • @Kaeralho
    @Kaeralho 14 лет назад +1

    wonderful piece of music, brought tears to my eyes. I love when this kinda people show up with their guitars and show us a little bit of heaven though their chords
    10 stars if I could

  • @farmmur
    @farmmur 14 лет назад

    I started playing guitar around 1963. Many hours I spent beside a record player with an Atkins record on trying to imitate his sound. I went on to be in several bands- rock, country and bluegrass. I have been in many clubs and concert halls, but I was never satisfied with the way I sounded. I am 61 years old now and still play on my back porch to myself, but I keep going back to the Chet Atkins sound. Nobody can sound like Chet did.

  • @arachne2007
    @arachne2007 12 лет назад

    I have adored this song for decades. the very first time I heard it .. I cried.
    that is how beautiful the words are. they're given even more meaning when you know the artist's work. it's VERY moving

  • @metalmaniac767
    @metalmaniac767 14 лет назад

    I'm playing this song tonight at a school function, and just thought I'd watch for some inspiration one last time. Wow Chet... Wow.

  • @TheSaxophoneHitman
    @TheSaxophoneHitman 15 лет назад

    Author's genius, player's mastery, tasteful presentation, equals one magical rendition.....Starry Night

  • @DaveVietVet
    @DaveVietVet 11 лет назад

    I saw Chet Atkins perform at the University of Massachusetts in the fall of 1966. Needless to say the performance was awesome. His style was so unique; effortless, precise and absolutely beautiful. He was a true "Country Gentleman" as well. He earned the title "Mr. Guitar." There are many great guitarists, but in my mind they'll never reach Chet's level.

  • @the_real_boulder
    @the_real_boulder 4 года назад +1

    Bro, the phrasing...the technique...the mastery. This is like Yoda level guitar playing. Truly a wonder to watch and listen to.

  • @jamesthompson6779
    @jamesthompson6779 10 лет назад +1

    A genius at work..One of the best that ever touched a guitar.

  • @massimofamularo1976
    @massimofamularo1976 6 лет назад

    my god...he had the heart bigger than texas. Much more than a great guitarist.He was one the greatest artist that the world ever seen. I love you Chet

  • @Franklinfishingflies
    @Franklinfishingflies 12 лет назад

    As a lifelong guitar player I have graciously taken pieces from many of the greats. Chet has always been a huge influence. The way he fluidly plays melody, rhythm and bass gives me chills every time. Thank you Mr. Atkins r.i.p.

  • @jas1234321
    @jas1234321 14 лет назад

    best country guitarist to ever live. So many different styles he played! And a great sounding guitar too

  • @melodicdreamer72
    @melodicdreamer72 14 лет назад

    That was simply fantastic...don't even have words really, for what that was. What control of melody and harmony that man had...and on a lighter note...I wouldn't mind having that guitar...closest I will ever come to sounding like him.

  • @JoeLeer
    @JoeLeer 17 лет назад

    Every time I think I have learned this extremely beautiful song I watch this again, and practice it for a few more month...

  • @brill068
    @brill068 14 лет назад

    Very few songs/or versions can bring a tear to my eye....this one does! Mr Atkins was the best

  • @Maniac69Guitar
    @Maniac69Guitar 15 лет назад

    Only one Chet. and will only ever be one.
    Perhaps the greatest ever. And I've heard them all. So smooth.

  • @ElveeKaye
    @ElveeKaye 14 лет назад

    I remember, as a very young child of maybe 8 or 9 years old, coming across a Chet Atkins record (VINYL record, btw) in my mom's collection and LOVING it! I played it over and over. There was something about his mellow, easy sound that I liked even as a child, and still enjoy.

  • @tricofilms
    @tricofilms 18 лет назад

    My mom worked with Mr. Akins when she was performing. Then when my bros and I were born he wrote a very nice letter about us, as we were triplets. It's cool to see him here! And we all miss him.

  • @2ndDayRiffs
    @2ndDayRiffs 12 лет назад

    One of the best of all time. Your music will live forever Mr Atkins!

  • @calcorrfan
    @calcorrfan 17 лет назад

    A great man playing a fine arrangement of a very beautiful song. Thanks for posting this!

  • @savedeluca
    @savedeluca 17 лет назад

    Incredibile! Grazie Chet, per ricordarci ogni tanto come si suona la chitarra.

  • @rmkri
    @rmkri 12 лет назад

    I have no earthly idea how someone could dislike this. Absolutely beautiful. Masterful use of harmonics as always.

  • @natslo26
    @natslo26 15 лет назад

    The only man that can perform and make you cry without saying a word. We miss you Mr. Atkins.

  • @seanjo
    @seanjo 15 лет назад

    if I were sitting in that room watching this performance, I may have fainted from not breathing. this is beautiful beyond words, it is one of my biggest regrets to not have seen Chet perform live, but thank god for RUclips and the endless videos of him here. This is as close as I'll get

  • @eboteilho
    @eboteilho 16 лет назад

    Just one of the thousands of reasons I miss Chet. I bet Don McLean listened to this and was blown away!

  • @iSadPandasi
    @iSadPandasi 11 лет назад +2

    Oh my god. Goosebumps all over. The emotions he conveyed through his playing... He may not be the most technically advanced player, but every note he plays oozes with heart.

  • @SatansFloater
    @SatansFloater 13 лет назад

    Amazing guitarist. It's like listening to a whole orchestra unfold before you, with the melody bass line and rhythm all subtlety weaved together to form cauldron of raw, unhinged emotion. What a talent.

  • @markbusk
    @markbusk 16 лет назад

    One word describes this man: AMAZING
    probably the best interpretation of a song ever. I also love his passion - look at his face - you can tell how much feel he has for his music

  • @3amorcitos
    @3amorcitos 13 лет назад

    I was in tears within seconds of listening to this. This is so amazing, beautiful...and deep. I am forever grateful to the person who introduced me to this. This is music for my soul, for my heart and it touches my life so much so that it changes me, everytime I hear it. Gracias...de todo corazon, pues ya es tuyo...

  • @morgansibley
    @morgansibley 17 лет назад

    Truely Awesome, this man is the greatest, bar none, guitar player from any genre of music, period!!!

  • @ervinthompson6598
    @ervinthompson6598 4 месяца назад

    I saw him in concert in Charlotte, NC in 1980 - he sure deflated my guitar player ego when he stated , " there are 3,000 possible chords on a standard guitar neck"..... RIP, Chet - the master.

  • @HorridFroth
    @HorridFroth 16 лет назад

    Ah....Chet - the country gentleman and original guitar hero. Absolutely lovely.

  • @KoreDemeter
    @KoreDemeter 17 лет назад +1

    I love the expression & voicing of this piece: So tastefully done by THE Finest!

  • @Jeremyramone
    @Jeremyramone 17 лет назад +1

    gives me chills, this song is so powerful, especially being such an immense admirer of van gogh, cheers and rip vicnent and chet...

  • @jrod8332
    @jrod8332 14 лет назад

    Wow! That song could go on for 20 minutes and I still would not want it to end...R.I.P. my Brother!

  • @kevinjconroy
    @kevinjconroy 13 лет назад

    simple, beautiful, effortless...genius...we will probably never see anything like him ever again

  • @dondondoodle
    @dondondoodle 15 лет назад

    A master a true master of the guitar and a very good man as well. I do beleive that god must of said, " Well done Chet, well done" Love you Chet, I hope to see you again someday.