The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #36052 Message #495911
Posted By: Rick Fielding
01-Jul-01 - 01:05 PM
Thread Name: Obit: Farewell, Chet Atkins.... (1924-June 2001)
Subject: RE: Farewell, Chet Atkins....
Chet wasn't the FIRST of the great fingerpickers, but he WAS the one who brought that style to AM. radio (Most of Merle's pop songs were vocals) God Bless him. He was probably responsible for a lot of kids looking much deeper into the music.