Chet Atkins (* jako Chester Burton Atkins; 20. června 1924 Luttrell, Tennessee, USA – 30. června 2001 Nashville, Tennessee, USA) byl americký kytarista, hudební producent a skladatel. V roce 2002 byl uveden do Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Pocházel z farmářské rodiny s hudebními tradicemi. Už v dětství se učil hrát na kytaru a na housle. Před zahájením sǒlové kariéry se podílel na nahrávkách populárních interpretů country. Mimo jiné Red Foley, Bill Carlisle, skupina The Carter Sisters & Mother Maybelle. Byl velmi známým a populárním skladatelem, kytaristou country a byl také producentem mnoha desek jiných country interpretů. Spolupracoval s mnoha muzikanty. Například Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Mark Knopfler, Jerry Reed, Tommy Emmanuel, Waylon Jennings, George Benson nebo The Everly Brothers. Jako mistr kytary se stal pro mnoho mladých muzikantů vzorem. Měl ohromný vliv na tvorbu a styl hry Tommyho Emmanuela nebo Marka Knopflera ze skupiny Dire Straits. O jeho tvůrčí plodnosti svědčí i desky, které nahrál v letech 1952-2001 pro firmy RCA a Columbia.

Spolu s Owenem Bradleym, Bobem Fergusonem a jinými se stal zakladatelem tzv. Nashville Sound. náhled|Gretsch G6122-1958 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman

Ceny Grammy 1967 Best Instrumental Performance (za "Chet Atkins Picks The Best") 1970 Best Country Instrumental Performance (za "Me & Jerry") 1971 Best Country Instrumental Performance (za singl "Snowbird") 1974 Best Country Instrumental Performance (za album "The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show") 1975 Best Country Instrumental Performance (za skladbu "The Entertainer") 1976 Best Country Instrumental Performance (za album "Chester & Lester") 1981 Best Country Instrumental Performance (za "After All These Years") 1985 Best Country Instrumental Performance (za "Cosmic Square Dance" z desky "Stay Tuned") 1990 Best Country Vocal Collaboration (za singl "Poor Boy Blues") 1990 Best Country Instrumental Performance (za "So Soft, Your Goodbye" z desky "Neck and Neck") 1992 Best Country Instrumental Performance (za "Sneakin' Around" z desky "Sneakin' Around") 1994 Best Country Instrumental Performance (za "Young Thing" z desky "Read My Licks") 1996 Best Country Instrumental Performance (za "Jam Man" z desky "Almost Alone")

Oficiální diskografie 1952 – Chet Atkins' Gallopin' Guitar (10") 1953 – Stringin Along (10") 1953 – String Dustin' 1954 – A Session with Chet Atkins 1955 – Stringin' Along with Chet Atkins 1955 – Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions 1955 – The Amazing Chet Atkins 1956 – Finger Style Guitar 1957 – Hi Fi in Focus 1958 – Chet Atkins at Home 1959 – Mister Guitar 1959 – Hum & Strum Along with Chet Atkins 1959 – Chet Atkins in Hollywood 1960 – The Other Chet Atkins 1960 – Teensville 1960 – After the Riot at Newport 1961 – Chet Atkins' Workshop 1961 – The Most Popular Guitar 1961 – Chet Atkins Plays Great Movie Themes (33 desky) 1961 – Christmas with Chet Atkins 1961 – Down Home 1962 – Plays Back Home Hymns 1962 – Caribbean Guitar 1963 – Our Man in Nashville 1963 – Teen Scene 1963 – Travelin' 1963 – The Guitar Genius 1964 – Guitar Country 1964 – Progressive Pickin' 1964 – Reminiscing 1964 – The Best of Chet Atkins 1964 – The Early Years of Chet Atkins & His Guitar 1965 – My Favorite Guitars 1965 – More of That Guitar Country 1966 – Chet Atkins Picks on the Beatles 1966 – From Nashville with Love 1966 – The Pops Goes Country 1966 – The Best of Chet Atkins Vol. 2 1966 – Music from Nashville, My Hometown 1967 – It's A Guitar World 1967 – Chet Atkins Picks the Best 1967 – Class Guitar 1967 – Chet 1968 – Solo Flights 1968 – Solid Gold 68 1968 – Play Guitar with Chet Atkins 1968 – Chet All The Way (Importowana) 1968 – Hometown Guitar 1969 – Relaxin' with Chet 1969 – Lovers Guitar 1969 – Solid Gold 69 1969 – The Nashville String Band 1969 – C.B. Atkins & C.E. Snow by Special Request 1969 – Chet Atkins Picks on the Pops 1970 – Yestergroovin' 1970 – Solid Gold 70 1970 – Me & Jerry 1970 – Down Home 1970 – Pickin' My Way 1970 – This Is Chet Atkins 1971 – Mr. Atkins, Guitar Picker 1971 – Chet Atkins Guitar Method Volume 1 & 2 1971 – For the Good Times 1971 – Strung Up 1971 – Country Pickin' 1971 – Identified! 1971 – Chet Floyd & Boots 1972 – Me & Chet 1972 – World's Greatest Melodies 1972 – Now & Then 1972 – American Salute 1972 – The Bandit 1972 – Nashville Gold 1973 – Picks on the Hits 1973 – Greatest Hits of the 50's 1973 – Finger Pickin' Good 1973 – Discover Japan (pouze v Japonsku) 1974 – Chet Atkins Picks on Jerry Reed 1974 – Superpickers 1974 – The Atkins – Travis Traveling Show 1975 – The Night Atlanta Burned 1975 – Famous Country Music Makers 1975 – In Concert 1975 – The Golden Guitar of Chet Atkins 1975 – Alone 1975 – Chester & Lester 1975 – Chet Atkins Goes to the Movies 1975 – Teen Scene (reissue) 1976 – Love Letters 1976 – The Best of Chet Atkins and Friends 1977 – Me and My Guitar 1977 – Chet Floyd & Danny 1977 – A Legendary Performer 1978 – Guitar Monsters 1979 – And Then Came Chet (pouze ve Francii) 1979 – First Nashville Guitar Quartet 1980 – The Best of Chet on the Road – Live 1980 – Reflections 1981 – Country After All These Years 1981 – Standard Brands 1981 – Country Music 1982 – Solid Gold Guitar 1983 – Guitar Pickin' Man 1983 – Great Hits of the Past 1983 – Work It out with Chet Atkins C.G.P. 1983 – East Tennessee Christmas 1984 – Tennessee Guitar Man 1984 – A Man & His Guitar 1985 – Collectors Series 1985 – Guitar for all Seasons 1985 – Stay Tuned 1986 – 20 of the Best 1986 – Street Dreams 1987 – Sails 1988 – Chet Atkins, C.G.P. 1988 – Pickin' on Country 1989 – Masters of the Guitar: Together 1989 – Pickin' the Hits 1990 – Neck & Neck (s Markem Knopflerem) 1990 – The Magic of Chet Atkins 1990 – Country Gems 1991 – The Romantic Guitar 1992 – Sneakin' Around 1992 – The RCA Years 1993 – The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat 1993 – Gallopin' Guitar 1993 – Jazz From The Hills 1994 – Simpatico 1994 – Read My Licks 1996 – The Essential Chet Atkins 1996 – Almost Alone 1997 – The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World 1998 – Super Hits 1998 – Masters (importovaná) 2000 – Guitar Legend: The RCA Years 2000 – Guitar Man 2001 – RCA Country Legends 2001 – The Master and His Music 2002 – Chet Atkins Picks on the Grammys 2002 – Tribute to Bluegrass 2003 – The Best of Chet Atkins (pouze v Belgii) 2003 – Solo Sessions 2CD

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