Pick Like a Gentleman

Talk to just about any guitar player about their favorite guitarists, and it probably won't be long before you hear the name Chet Atkins.  "The Country Gentleman", AKA "Mr. Guitar" has chops like nobody else.  He was instrumental in brining listeners of Popular Music to Country Music when he helped invent the "Nashville Sound".  The style of finger picking he does on guitar is so notable that it has become known by guitar players and other musicians as "Chet Atkins Style."

We could put about 100 videos of his songs here and all of them would be good, but let's just play one of his more famous recordings.  Even if you're not familiar with this song, you've probably heard it before.  Likely on Saxophone, and in TV and movies.

Chet Atkins - Yakety Axe  

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