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Subject: Re: Re: Great Guitarists - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 18-Sep-84 10:34:00 EDT
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ctvax!rob    Sep 18 09:34:00 1984

Re: Chet Atkins.

For a real treat of two old fogies who can still blow the socks
off Def Priest, Quiet Leppard, Motley Riot, Judas Crue etc,
try the "Chester and Lester" album featuring Chet Atkins and Les Paul.
I wonder how many of the "Modern Masters of Metal" who have played a
Gibson Les Paul guitar, have actually listened to Les play.

A couple of other examples of Atkins' work are the sixties' single
"Boo Boo Stick Beat" which sounds like one of the first examples
of a wah-wah or a volume pedal or somesuch effect. Another album
to find is one called something like Chet Atkins' Workshop.
I recall that's the one where he wired the fingers of his left 
hand to provide a bass effect from the vibrations picked up by his
left hand!

I remember one Prairie Home Companion where Atkins announced he was
going to play a punk-rock song. Laughter ensued and then he played a
beautiful rendition of the Blondie song "Heart of Glass". His comment
afterwards was that one can find good melodies anywhere.

And he doesn't bite the heads off bats!

Rob Spray
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