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Chet Atkins

Index Chet Atkins

Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr. [1]

157 relations: A Prairie Home Companion, After the Riot at Newport, Amateur radio, American Public Media, American Radio Relay League, And I Love You So (song), Archie Campbell, Arthur Fiedler, Asleep at the Wheel, Asthma, Bill Carlisle, Bill Porter (sound engineer), Bob Ferguson (musician), Bob Wills, Bobby Bare, Boots Randolph, Brian Setzer, Bullet Records, Carter Family, Charley Pride, Chester and Lester, Cincinnati, Civil rights movement, Cliffs of Dover (composition), Clinch Mountain, Clint Black, CMT (U.S. TV channel), Colorectal cancer, Columbia Records, Columbus, Georgia, Connie Smith, Corrine, Corrina, Country music, Country Music Association, Country Music Association Awards, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Country rock, Crossover music, Cy Coben, David Halberstam, Denver, Dixie (song), Django Reinhardt, Dolly Parton, Don Gibson, Dottie West, Doyle Dykes, Dynamic range, Earl Klugh, Eddy Arnold, ..., Eldon Shamblin, Elektro-Mess-Technik, Elvis Presley, Eric Johnson, Felton Jarvis, Fiddle, Flamenco, Floyd Cramer, Folk music, Four Walls (song), Garrison Keillor, George Barnes (musician), Georgia (U.S. state), Gibson, Golden ear, Grammy Award, Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grand Ole Opry, Gretsch, Guitar, Guitar Monsters, Hank Snow, He'll Have to Go, Homer and Jethro, Interstate 185 (Georgia), James P. Johnson, Jazz, Jerry Reed, Jim Reeves, John Hartford, John Knowles (guitarist), Johnnie & Jack, Johnny Gimble, June Carter Cash, Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns, Knoxville, Tennessee, KWTO (AM), LaGrange, Georgia, Les Paul, List of Country Music Hall of Fame inductees, List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Luttrell, Tennessee, Marcel Dadi, Mark Knopfler, Marty Stuart, Mel Bay, Merle Travis, Million Dollar Band (country music group), Miranda Lambert, Mister Guitar, Mr. Sandman, Music Row, Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, Nashville sound, Nashville, Tennessee, National Barn Dance, Newport Jazz Festival, Nine-O-One Network Magazine, Norma Jean (singer), Nothin' but the Taillights, Oh Lonesome Me, Only Prettier, Owen Bradley, Ozark Jubilee, Paul Yandell, Perry Como, Pomona College, Porter Wagoner, RCA Records, RCA Studio A, RCA Studio B, Record producer, Red Foley, Richmond, Virginia, Rock and roll, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rockabilly, Roger C. Field, Rolling Stone, Room modes, Seven Spanish Angels, Si Siman, Skeeter Davis, Smooth jazz, Springfield, Missouri, Stephen H. Sholes, Steve Wariner, Suzy Bogguss, The Browns, The Carter Sisters, The Eddy Arnold Show, The Everly Brothers, The Jordanaires, Tommy Emmanuel, Ukulele, Vince Gill, Waylon Jennings, White House, Willie Nelson, WLS (AM), WLW, WNOX, WSM (AM), Yakety Sax, Yankee Doodle. Expand index (107 more) »

A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion is a weekly radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor that aired live from 1974 to 2016.

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After the Riot at Newport

After the Riot at Newport is an album by The Nashville All-Stars, which was recorded live after the cancellation of their appearance at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival.

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Amateur radio

Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, describes the use of radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communication.

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American Public Media

American Public Media (APM) is the second largest producer and distributor of public radio programs in the United States after NPR.

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American Radio Relay League

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the largest membership association of amateur radio enthusiasts in the USA.

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And I Love You So (song)

"And I Love You So" is a popular song written by folk singer and guitarist Don McLean and released on his 1970 debut album, ''Tapestry''.

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Archie Campbell

Archie Campbell (November 7, 1914 – August 29, 1987) was an American comedian, writer, and star of Hee Haw, a country-flavored network television variety show.

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Arthur Fiedler

Arthur Fiedler (December 17, 1894 – July 10, 1979) was a long-time conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, a symphony orchestra that specializes in popular and light classical music.

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Asleep at the Wheel

Asleep at the Wheel is an American country music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia and is based in Austin, Texas.

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Asthma

Asthma is a common long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs.

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Bill Carlisle

William Toliver Carlisle (December 19, 1908 – March 17, 2003), better known as Bill Carlisle and Jumpin' Bill Carlisle, was an American country music singer, songwriter, comedian, and guitarist popular in the late 1940s and 1950s but who influenced the genre for more than 50 years.

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Bill Porter (sound engineer)

Bill Porter (June 15, 1931 – July 7, 2010) was an American audio engineer who helped shape the Nashville sound and recorded such stars as Chet Atkins, Louis Armstrong, the Everly Brothers, Elvis Presley, Barbara Streisand, Diana Ross, Ike & Tina Turner, Sammy Davis Jr., and Roy Orbison from the late 1950s through the 1980s.

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Bob Ferguson (musician)

Robert Bruce Ferguson (December 30, 1927 – July 22, 2001) was an American country music songwriter and record producer who was instrumental in establishing Nashville, Tennessee as a center of country music.

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Bob Wills

James Robert Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader.

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Bobby Bare

Robert Joseph Bare Sr. (born April 7, 1935) is an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for the songs "Detroit City" and "500 Miles Away from Home".

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Boots Randolph

Homer Louis "Boots" Randolph III (June 3, 1927 – July 3, 2007) was an American musician best known for his 1963 saxophone hit "Yakety Sax" (which became Benny Hill's signature tune).

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Brian Setzer

Brian Robert Setzer (born April 10, 1959) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

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Bullet Records

At least five record labels with the name Bullet Records have existed.

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Carter Family

The Carter Family is a traditional American folk music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956.

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Charley Pride

Charley Frank Pride (born March 18, 1934) is an American country music singer, musician/guitarist, recording artist, performer, business owner, and former baseball player.

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Chester and Lester

Chester & Lester is a collaborative album by guitarists Chet Atkins and Les Paul released in 1976.

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Cincinnati

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Civil rights movement

The civil rights movement (also known as the African-American civil rights movement, American civil rights movement and other terms) was a decades-long movement with the goal of securing legal rights for African Americans that other Americans already held.

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Cliffs of Dover (composition)

"Cliffs of Dover" is an instrumental composition by guitarist Eric Johnson which appeared on his 1990 Ah Via Musicom album.

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Clinch Mountain

Clinch Mountain is a mountain ridge in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Virginia, lying in the ridge-and-valley section of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Clint Black

Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962) is an American country singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.

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CMT (U.S. TV channel)

CMT, originally launched as CMTV, is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Viacom Global Entertainment Group, a unit of the Viacom Media Networks division of Viacom.

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Colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer and colon cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine).

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Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony.

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Columbus, Georgia

Columbus is a consolidated city-county in the west central U.S. state of Georgia.

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Connie Smith

Connie Smith (born Constance June Meador; August 14, 1941) is an American country music artist.

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Corrine, Corrina

"Corrine, Corrina" (sometimes "Corrina, Corrina") is a 12-bar country blues song in the AAB form.

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Country music

Country music, also known as country and western or simply country, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s.

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Country Music Association

The Country Music Association (CMA) was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Country Music Association Awards

The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards or CMAs, are presented to country music artists and broadcasters to recognize outstanding achievement in the country music industry.

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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, is one of the world's largest museums and research centers dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of American vernacular music.

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Country rock

Country rock is a subgenre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock and country.

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Crossover music

Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers who appeal to different types of audience, for example (especially in the United States) by appearing on two or more of the record charts which track differing musical styles or genres.

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Cy Coben

Seymour "Cy" Coben (4 April 1919 – 26 May 2006) was an American songwriter, whose hits were recorded by bandleaders, country singers, and other artists such as The Beatles, Tommy Cooper and Leonard Nimoy.

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David Halberstam

David Halberstam (April 10, 1934April 23, 2007) was an American journalist and historian, known for his work on the Vietnam War, politics, history, the Civil Rights Movement, business, media, American culture, and later, sports journalism.

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Denver

Denver, officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Dixie (song)

"Dixie," also known as "Dixie's Land," "I Wish I Was in Dixie," and other titles, is a popular song in the Southern United States.

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Django Reinhardt

Jean Reinhardt (or; 23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953) stage name Django Reinhardt, was a Belgian-born Romani French jazz guitarist, musician and composer, regarded as one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century.

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Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist, known primarily for her work in country music.

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Don Gibson

Donald Eugene Gibson (April 3, 1928 – November 17, 2003) was an American songwriter and country musician.

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Dottie West

Dottie West (born Dorothy Marie Marsh; October 11, 1932 – September 4, 1991) was an American country music singer and songwriter.

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Doyle Dykes

Doyle Dykes (born May 23, 1954) is an American country acoustic guitarist from Jacksonville, Florida.

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Dynamic range

Dynamic range, abbreviated DR, DNR, or DYR is the ratio between the largest and smallest values that a certain quantity can assume.

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Earl Klugh

Earl Klugh (born September 16, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist and composer.

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Eddy Arnold

Richard Edward "Eddy" Arnold (May 15, 1918 – May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades.

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Eldon Shamblin

Eldon Shamblin (April 24, 1916 – August 5, 1998) was an American guitarist and arranger, particularly important to the development of Western swing music as one of the first electric guitarists in a popular dance band.

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Elektro-Mess-Technik

Elektro-Mess-Technik (EMT) is a manufacturer of phonograph turntables and professional audio equipment, including a well-regarded line of artificial reverberation devices beginning with the EMT 140 plate reverb.

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Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor.

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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson (born August 17, 1954) is an American guitarist.

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Felton Jarvis

Charles Felton Jarvis (November 15, 1934 – January 3, 1981) was an American record producer and singer.

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Fiddle

A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin.

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Flamenco

Flamenco, in its strictest sense, is a professionalized art-form based on the various folkloric music traditions of Southern Spain in the autonomous communities of Andalusia, Extremadura and Murcia.

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Floyd Cramer

Floyd Cramer (October 27, 1933 – December 31, 1997) was an American Hall of Fame pianist who was one of the architects of the Nashville sound.

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Folk music

Folk music includes both traditional music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th century folk revival.

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Four Walls (song)

"Four Walls" is a country song written in 1951 by Marvin J. Moore (lyrics) and George H. Campbell, Jr.

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Garrison Keillor

Gary Edward "Garrison" Keillor (born August 7, 1942) is an American author, storyteller, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality.

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George Barnes (musician)

George Warren Barnes (July 17, 1921 – September 5, 1977) was an American swing jazz guitarist who played the first electric guitar in 1931.

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Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States.

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Gibson

Gibson Brands, Inc. (formerly Gibson Guitar Corp.) is an American manufacturer of guitars, other musical instruments, and consumer and professional electronics from Kalamazoo, Michigan and now based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Golden ear

A golden ear is a term used in professional audio circles to refer to a person who is thought to possess special talents in hearing.

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Grammy Award

A Grammy Award (stylized as GRAMMY, originally called Gramophone Award), or Grammy, is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the music industry.

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Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

The Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to quality country music collaborations for artists who do not normally perform together.

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Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance was awarded from 1970 to 2011.

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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded by The Recording Academy to "performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording." This award is distinct from the Grammy Hall of Fame Award, which honors specific recordings rather than individuals, and the Grammy Trustees Award, which honors non-performers.

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Grand Ole Opry

The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country-music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, which was founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM.

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Gretsch

Gretsch is an American company that manufactures guitars, basses and drums.

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Guitar

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings.

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Guitar Monsters

Guitar Monsters is an album by Chet Atkins and Les Paul, released in 1978.

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Hank Snow

Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999) was a Canadian-American country music artist.

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He'll Have to Go

"He'll Have to Go" is an American country and pop hit recorded on October 15, 1959, by Jim Reeves.

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Homer and Jethro

Homer and Jethro were the stage names of American country music duo Henry D. "Homer" Haynes (1920–1971) and Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns (1920–1989), popular from the 1940s through the 1960s on radio and television for their satirical versions of popular songs.

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Interstate 185 (Georgia)

Interstate 185 (I-185) is a Auxiliary Interstate Highway in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia.

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James P. Johnson

James Price Johnson (February 1, 1894 – November 17, 1955) was an American pianist and composer.

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Jazz

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime.

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Jerry Reed

Jerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937 – September 1, 2008), known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, guitarist, and songwriter, as well as an actor who appeared in more than a dozen films.

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Jim Reeves

James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter.

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John Hartford

John Cowan Hartford (December 30, 1937 – June 4, 2001) was an American folk, country, and bluegrass composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of Mississippi River lore.

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John Knowles (guitarist)

John Knowles (born 1942) is an American acoustic guitarist.

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Johnnie & Jack

Johnnie & Jack were an American country music duo composed of Johnnie Wright (1914–2011) and Jack Anglin (1916–1963).

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Johnny Gimble

John Paul Gimble (May 30, 1926 – May 9, 2015), better known as Johnny Gimble, was an American country musician associated with Western swing.

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June Carter Cash

June Carter Cash (born Valerie June Carter; June 23, 1929 – May 15, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, comedian, and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash.

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Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns

Kenneth Charles "Jethro" Burns (March 10, 1920 – February 4, 1989) was an American mandolinist and one-half of the comedy duo Homer and Jethro with Henry D. "Homer" Haynes.

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Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Knox County.

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KWTO (AM)

KWTO (A.M. 560) is a radio station licensed to Springfield, Missouri, United States.

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LaGrange, Georgia

LaGrange is a city and the county seat of Troup County, Georgia, United States.

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Les Paul

Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor.

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List of Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

This is a list of inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Number of Inductees (counting groups as a single inductee): 136.

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List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, established in 1983 and located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, is dedicated to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential musicians, bands, producers, and others that have in some major way influenced the music industry, particularly in the area of rock and roll.

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Luttrell, Tennessee

Luttrell is a city in Union County, Tennessee, United States.

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Marcel Dadi

Marcel Dadi (20 August 1951 – 17 July 1996) was a Tunisian-born Jewish French guitarist known for his finger-picking style which faithfully recreated the instrumental styles of American guitarists such as Chet Atkins, Merle Travis and Jerry Reed.

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Mark Knopfler

Mark Freuder Knopfler, (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer and film score composer.

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Marty Stuart

John Marty Stuart (born September 30, 1958) is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for both his traditional style, and eclectic merging of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music.

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Mel Bay

Mel Bay (February 25, 1913 – May 14, 1997) was a musician and publisher best known for his series of music education books.

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Merle Travis

Merle Robert Travis (November 17, 1917 – October 20, 1983) was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Rosewood, Kentucky.

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Million Dollar Band (country music group)

The Million Dollar Band was an all-star group of session musicians that often performed on the Hee Haw television variety show from August 1980 through November 1988.

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Miranda Lambert

Miranda Leigh Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American singer and songwriter.

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Mister Guitar

Mister Guitar is the title of a recording by guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1959.

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Mr. Sandman

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Music Row

Music Row is a historical district located to the southwest of downtown Nashville, Tennessee that is home to numerous businesses related to music, predominantly the country music, gospel music, and contemporary christian music industries.

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Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum

The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum (MHOF) honors all musicians regardless of genre or instrument.

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Nashville sound

The Nashville sound originated during the mid 1950s as a subgenre of American country music, replacing the chart dominance of the rough honky tonk music which was most popular in the 1940s and 1950s with "smooth strings and choruses", "sophisticated background vocals" and "smooth tempos".

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Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County.

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National Barn Dance

National Barn Dance, broadcast by WLS-AM in Chicago, Illinois starting in 1924, was one of the first American country music radio programs and a direct precursor of the Grand Ole Opry.

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Newport Jazz Festival

The Newport Jazz Festival is a music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island.

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Nine-O-One Network Magazine

Nine-O-One Network Magazine was an American bi-monthly music magazine, published in Memphis, Tennessee, from 1986 to 1989.

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Norma Jean (singer)

Norma Jean Beasler (born January 30, 1938), better known as Norma Jean, is an American country music singer who was a member of The Porter Wagoner Show from 1961–1967.

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Nothin' but the Taillights

Nothin' but the Taillights is the seventh studio album by country singer Clint Black.

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Oh Lonesome Me

"Oh Lonesome Me" is a popular song written and recorded in December 1957 by Don Gibson with Chet Atkins producing it for RCA Victor in Nashville.

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Only Prettier

"Only Prettier" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Miranda Lambert.

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Owen Bradley

William Owen Bradley (October 21, 1915 – January 7, 1998) was an American record producer who, along with Chet Atkins and Bob Ferguson, was one of the chief architects of the 1950s and 1960s Nashville sound in country music and rockabilly.

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Ozark Jubilee

Ozark Jubilee, based in Springfield, Missouri, was a United States network television program to feature country music's top stars of the day, in the 1950s.

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Paul Yandell

Paul Yandell (September 6, 1935 – November 21, 2011, age 76) was an American guitar player from Mayfield, Kentucky.

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Perry Como

Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (May 18, 1913 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer and television personality.

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Pomona College

Pomona College is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational, liberal arts college in Claremont, California, United States.

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Porter Wagoner

Porter Wayne Wagoner (August 12, 1927 – October 28, 2007) was an American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour.

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RCA Records

RCA Records (formerly legally traded as the RCA Records Label) is an American record label owned by Sony Music, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America.

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RCA Studio A

RCA Studio A is a music recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee built and founded in 1964 by Chet Atkins, Owen Bradley and Harold Bradley.

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RCA Studio B

RCA Studio B is a music recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee built in 1956.

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Record producer

A record producer or track producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album.

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Red Foley

Clyde Julian Foley (June 17, 1910 – September 19, 1968), known professionally as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II.

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Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Rock and roll

Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock 'n' roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950sJim Dawson and Steve Propes, What Was the First Rock'n'Roll Record (1992),.

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, located on the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, recognizes and archives the history of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures who have had some major influence on the development of rock and roll.

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Rockabilly

Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating back to the early 1950s in the United States, especially the South.

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Roger C. Field

Roger C. Field (born 31 July 1945) is an inventor with over 100 patents, an award-winning industrial designer and a guitarist.

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Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on popular culture.

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Room modes

Room modes are the collection of resonances that exist in a room when the room is excited by an acoustic source such as a loudspeaker.

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Seven Spanish Angels

"Seven Spanish Angels" is a song written by Troy Seals and Eddie Setser, and recorded by Ray Charles as a duet with Willie Nelson.

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Si Siman

Si Siman (January 17, 1921 – December 16, 1994), born Ely E. Siman Jr., was an American record producer and country music executive who helped transform the sound of music in the Ozarks after World War II and into the 1970s.

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Skeeter Davis

Mary Frances Penick (December 30, 1931 – September 19, 2004), known as Skeeter Davis, was an American country music singer who sang crossover pop music songs including 1962's "The End of the World".

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Smooth jazz

Smooth jazz is music that evolved from a blend of jazz fusion and easy listening pop music, featuring a polished pop feel with little to no jazz improvisation.

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Springfield, Missouri

Springfield is the third-largest city in the state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County.

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Stephen H. Sholes

Stephen Henry Sholes (February 12, 1911 – April 22, 1968) was a prominent recording executive with RCA Victor.

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Steve Wariner

Steven Noel Wariner (born December 25, 1954) is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist.

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Suzy Bogguss

Susan Kay Bogguss (born December 30, 1956) is an American country music singer and songwriter.

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The Browns

The Browns were an American country and folk music vocal trio best known for their 1959 Grammy-nominated hit, "The Three Bells".

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The Carter Sisters

The Carter Sisters, (also known as the second version of The Carter Family) were an American singing quartet consisting of Maybelle Carter and her daughters June Carter Cash, Helen Carter, and Anita Carter.

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The Eddy Arnold Show

The Eddy Arnold Show is the name of three similar American network television summer variety programs during the 1950s hosted by Eddy Arnold and featuring popular music stars of the day.

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The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers were an American country-influenced rock and roll duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing.

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The Jordanaires

The Jordanaires were an American vocal quartet that formed as a gospel group in 1948.

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Tommy Emmanuel

William Thomas "Tommy" Emmanuel AM (born 31 May 1955) is an Australian guitarist, songwriter, and singer, best known for his complex fingerstyle technique, energetic performances, and the use of percussive effects on the guitar.

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Ukulele

The ukulele (from ukulele (oo-koo-leh-leh); variant: ukelele) is a member of the lute family of instruments.

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Vince Gill

Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

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Waylon Jennings

Waylon Arnold Jennings (pronounced; June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician.

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White House

The White House is the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States.

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Willie Nelson

Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist.

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WLS (AM)

WLS (890 kHz, "89 WLS") is a commercial AM radio station in Chicago, Illinois.

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WLW

WLW (700 AM), branded Newsradio 700 WLW, is a commercial news/talk radio station serving Greater Cincinnati.

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WNOX

WNOX (93.1 FM, "Classic Hits 93.1") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format.

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WSM (AM)

WSM (branded as The Legend) is a 50,000-watt AM radio station located in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Yakety Sax

"Yakety Sax" is a pop novelty instrumental jointly composed by James Q. "Spider" Rich and Boots Randolph.

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Yankee Doodle

"Yankee Doodle" is a well-known American song, the early versions of which date to before the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution (1775–83) It is often sung patriotically in the United States today and is the state anthem of Connecticut.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Atkins

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