It's not just what he plays, but the way he plays it. So much ease, so much class. You could've woken this man in the middle of the night and put a guitar in his hands and he would still be able to play this perfectly.
It's funny you say that. Apparently he had rather bad asthma as a child so he would have to sit upright at night to sleep proper. Apparently would play the guitar until he passed out.
Had me smiling from start to finish, amazing, he controlled his guitar like it was one of his limbs. I hope new generations of people keep stumbling onto this long into the future.
Gen Z here, literally feel like an 80 year old in a teenagers body lol😂 I can’t stand new music but anything from the 50s - 80s is music to my ears (no pun intended) Gordon Lightfoot is my favorite singer songwriter with Johnny cash being second. Chet Atkins for sure is one of if not the best guitar player along side Roy Clark or Jerry Reed!
@PiedmontProductionsOfficial great to hear from a Gen Z. I'm a Millennial. Born in 1924 Chet was the Greatest/G.I. Generation. Maybe one day a Gen Alpha will reply to this and show that Chet is still getting some air time?🤞
Poooverty stricken but still I'm a-stickin' to the things I know to be facts Ooone day it's feathers and the next day chicken while I'm pickin' my yakety axe Eeev'rybody says that I never will get far, pickin' out things on this old guitar Livin' on a shoestring, forgettin' things like a shave and a haircut Well, Money don't matter as long as I scatter a little bit of happiness around If people keep a grinnin' I figure I'm a winnin' with my good old yakety sound Eeeverybody goes around turnin' up their noses , smellin' their greenbacks , countin' their roses But I wouldn't trade my yakety axe, even for a T-bone Iii'm confessin' I never took a lesson, all my notes are a matter of guessin' Hopin' they'll come out in some kinda manner that'll make a yakety sound So if you're in the mood and your feet start tappin' And you feel laid back and your hands start clappin' Then I'll have done what I wanted to from way back You're diggin' my yakety axe
I just keep smiling It confuses the he'll out of the DEMOS. Clinton smiled and her mouth fell off. One more face lift they will have to put a zipper on the back of her head. Poor HILLARY she forgot where she lives The outhouse was occupied so she sleeps with Pelosi in the Byrd cage.
Just FYI, there, the song ("Yakety Sax") was written and first recorded in 1963 and Chet recorded his version in 1965. Benny didn't start using it until about five years after that.
One might add another song to the list: Yakety Yak by the Coasters (1958) which heavily influenced Boots Randolph. Yakety Sax is not a complete rip off, but there are huge melodical similarities! The title is one, though 😁
This song is probably one of the hardest songs I’ve tried to learn on guitar, with a pick. And he plays it effortlessly with a thumpick and nails, absolutely insane.
So do I. I thank my late father who was a fan of chet & had some of his albums in his collection. I soon inherited his music collection many years later and still listen to chet's smooth guitar picking even in 2021. The master of the electric & acoustic guitar 4ever!
Chet had such amazing dexterity and control of both hands. It looks easy when he does it, but for you non-guitar players watching, it's very difficult.
This is the first time in years I've heard this, it's brilliant. He was one of the greatest guitarists ever. I think he definitely lived up to the words regarding spreading a little happiness around with that
wow...just wow. my uncle Bert Coughlin was lucky enough to play with Chet back in the day. I still have the photo of the two of them together. So cool! Chet is the King.
Love it! I've been working on that one since 1973, and I think I've about got it, if I ever should pickup my Lazy Axe again! My version's about four times faster, but lots of fun if you can listen fast enough!!
OM-GOSH! He plays this song -- I've been working on, struggling with and playing in an amateur style for years -- as if he were SLEEPWALKING! God Bless Him! And thanks for posting. Super! KEN C. I'll try to emulate that style!!
Knowing that guys like Mark knopfler and j j cale are his biggest fans is enough to me . Chet Atkins is an all Time great for sure . ) ( my english is pretty bad , sorry about that .
On this day in 1970 {April 29th} Chet Atkins performed a medley of "Wildwood Flower", "Mr. Sandman", and "Freight Train" on the ABC-TV musical variety program 'The Johnny Cash Show'... He released all three as singles, but none of them charted... Between 1954 and 1980 he had nine records on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart; his biggest hit was "Yakety Axe", it peaked at #4 in 1965...
At this point I would be thrilled to have GW Bush back no matter how much I didn't like him! LoL... I thought I knew what stupid was, now the bar has been lowered 20 feet!
Did you really make a comment two years ago that references a President from 22 to 24 years ago? Unless you mean George W. Bush, then you're just an idiot who doesn't even realize how God-awful of a President Obama was. Note: it is 2019 going into 2020 and my health insurance just went up ANOTHER 32% because of that nightmare in American history!!!
Actually George Bush is very good at what he does - and that is being a war criminal. Many people died during his presidency and he was very succesful at it, perhaps even more than Chet at guitars.
