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I fell for the Atkins style when I was about fourteen. I was walking past a record
store that happened to be playing "Freight Train". I doubled back and bought the album " The Best of Chet
Atkins".
Throughout the following years I collected 70 of Chet's albums. (I now have almost
all of his albums and CDs, thanks to the internet.) I live in Singapore,
you see, so it's not too easy to get all of his albums. One album that
will always be cherished is "Christmas With Chet Atkins". This story
affirms the generosity of Chet Atkins. It was around Christmas and I had
exhausted all record stores for the album with no luck. So I wrote to
Chet's secretary Carolyn Campbell to see if I could purchase one. The best
Christmas gift I could ever have was when just before Christmas, I received
a package from Chet's office. In it was a complimentary "Christmas With
Chet Atkins" and an autographed pic of Chet. What a Christmas!! What a
nice man! Years later, my family arranged a surprise telephone call from
the Man himself to wish me happy birthday. Needless to say, I was at a lost
for words. With his busy schedule, the legend even had the time to call
someone as far away as Singapore.
God bless you, Chet Atkins!
-Clifford Oliveiro
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