I just finished reading the nook book "Chet Atkins: The Greatest Songs of Mister Guitar" by Mark Reinhart. I really enjoyed seeing all of the info about some of Chet's great recordings. It also prodded me to check out my LPs and 45s and give a listen to some of the songs as they were discussed. I hadn't heard many of them in quite awhile and it was just great to hear them again. It was just an excellent way to spend a few weeks. The book had a lot of great info in it and I think I learned what keys Chet actually played some of the songs in, since he often tuned to a different tuning. There were actually a few of songs I didn't have on LP so I'll have to check out my Bear Family CD set and other collections to see if I can find them there...some of the older ones are there, I'm sure. Anyway I had fun hearing Chet's music again and I really enjoyed listening to vinyl recordings again...that was a gift. Back to the stash for the CDs now, so I can continue.
Take care.
Ray
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Re: Chet Atkins: The Greatest Songs of Mister Guitar
Ray, thanks so much for your kind words regarding my book. It was so much fun to follow Chet all the way through his incredible career while I was writing it. I have been in awe of his talent ever since I was a young boy, and that awe became even greater during the process of putting the book together. I've always hoped that the book might lead some folks to take a tour through the history of Chet's recorded work just like I did -- and it sounds like that is just what the book led you to do!
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