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I don't even like country music, but I liked Chet Atkin's guitar playing 
and attitude. I even mentioned him recently with the talk of guitarists 
although no one else picked up on it. He was of another era and another 
style of playing that was amazing.

>It's a sad day in Nashville.

Yes he was cited as a big influence over guitarists like Jeff Beck etc,
and the development of a true 'electric' style of playing.[as opposed to
just 'amplified']

GAmoore@... wrote:

> I don't even like country music, but I liked Chet Atkin's guitar
> playing
> and attitude. I even mentioned him recently with the talk of
> guitarists
> although no one else picked up on it. He was of another era and
> another
> style of playing that was amazing.
>
> >It's a sad day in Nashville.
>
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>GAmoore@... wrote:
>
>>  I don't even like country music, but I liked Chet Atkin's guitar
>  > playing and attitude. I even mentioned him recently with the talk of
>  > guitarists although no one else picked up on it. He was of another era and
>  > another>style of playing that was amazing.

I have always heard him cited but whenever I sought out his work on 
solo albums etc.. it always seemed kind of tame.  With that in mind I 
was kind of surprised to see the Elvis etc tracks that he played on. 
Basically being a rock oriented person I would be interested in 
learning about the more hard driving examples of his work.
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                                 Dennis Gunn
                                 Mightyjohn@...

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I think he described his playing as two bad guitar players playing at 
once. It really sounds like more than one person playing. Its a whole 
different style than "hard driving" - is more intricate albeit a bit 
corny to modern ears.

>I have always heard him cited but whenever I sought out his work on 
>solo albums etc.. it always seemed kind of tame.  With that in mind I 
>was kind of surprised to see the Elvis etc tracks that he played on. 
>Basically being a rock oriented person I would be interested in 
>learning about the more hard driving examples of his work.

At 2:04 AM -0400 7/2/01, GAmoore@... wrote:
>I think he described his playing as two bad guitar players playing at
>once.

That quote was on there.  I think that was the self deprecating humor 
of a humble man.


>It really sounds like more than one person playing. Its a whole
>different style than "hard driving" - is more intricate albeit a bit
>corny to modern ears.

Sure but he played on Heart Break Hotel which while not exactly the 
among the hardest rocking Elvis tunes does still move right along. 
Just wondering about other stuff in that vein.

BTW I like '50s "corny" just fine.  I pop on the old Less Paul and 
Mary Greatest Hits all the time.  Just never have been able to find 
the Chet album that really rocks my boat.  I would like to.

Speaking of 50s corny friend of mine laid tapes of a couple of albums 
by Speedy West and Jimmy Briant on me  "Swingin on the Strings" 
Volumes I and II.   Wow.  Those two guys were doing some really 
incredibly out there hillbilly Jazz in the 50s.  Vol.II is 
particularly interesting.

Chet contemporary Dominico Modugno the guy who wrote "Volare" had a 
really funky rocking band too.  The Italian flavored 50s rock vibe is 
just too cool for school.

There is a Romanian group that is getting a little bit of attention 
here in japan called Taraf de Haidouks.   Utterly amazing!!   Are 
they getting exposure elsewhere?

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                                 Dennis Gunn
                                 Mightyjohn@...

                  check out  MIGHTY JOHN HENRY's album "hot air head"
                                                    info at
                        http://www.twics.com/~mightyjo/home.html