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 Re… read more