Calm accuracy with incredible feel. You never feel he could ever make a mistake and you can get lost in the piece of music. I rediscovered his genius after buying the cd he did with Mark Knoffler. Humble and humorous! Back when life seemed more classy
@@exsanguinator1465 Why are you so angry at compliments that have to do with religion? If anything it even more praises Chet's playing as it's so good that it is like God gave him this talent. Weird people.
I love how he has the balls and the skill to just tune up before a huge audience and get it right; who would do that nowadays without an electric tuner?!
Well they still do it and end up completely out of tune. But you can't notice it unless you play along or if there is a major difference between the strings.
Everytime I listen to this I suddenly miss the Greek summers, the cool breeze by the sea, the hot sun heat wave near the olive trees, the cool Mythos beer and the kalimera&smile while having all these
Beyond his technical virtuosity, the master brought the dancing into my space, starting from a grand entrance from 10 feet away, closing up to just 5 inches from my face with the heat of unhindered spirit. BRAVO.
He is the man always will be . He has so many guitars with his name on them . Also what he did for RCA . He is the real deal. Not any 5 min over night success . Pure talent simple !!! He will always be mr guitar . Players come and go but Chet will always be number 1 !!! He played with them all. Elvis . Ray Charles . Dolly Parton . Doc Watson etc
No one has appeared to fill the void left by Chet Atkins--as far as exposure in the main stream for instrumental guitar---he had so much expression and had a sense of musicality----;their are some guitarists in the spotlight nowadays that think if you play a thousand notes per measure that is virtuosity --go back and listen to Chet he played the right amount of notes per measure---there is such a thing as too many notes.
I saw this when it was broadcast (I remember his "Greetings from Nashville" remark to that Boston audience). This was from the PBS series, "Evening at Pops," and this would have been during the reign of Arthur Fiedler... Pretty progressive for that organization in 1972.
Just thinking the same thing. All these clips were probably on TV when I was a kid but they mostly never made it to television in Australia. We only had 4 Channels up til about 1990. Hard to believe. But it’s trueeeeee
@@nickdryad Now that's taking me back, I barely remember Night Moves, I totally agree, it was pop and rock, not sure if I would of liked the music I do now, but I am glad I do :-)
Tan bueno que desearía que la canción hubiese durado mucho mas! (so good I just wished the song would have lasted a little longer)... Greetings from Southern Patagonia!!!
@tomanderson92 The musician seated to the right is bass guitarist Henry Strzelecki, who played bass for Chet throughout most the 60's and early 70's. Henry also played bass for such greats as Elvis, Carl Perkins, Bobby Bare, Wayland Jennings, and many others. He even composed music for, of all people, The Beach Boys.
