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As you research your selected guitarist, you will need to note some specific information from his or her life and career. Include the following in your final writing: Details for your written assignment: ,
 * Introduction
 * Biography
 * Discography
 * Legacy
 * Conclusion

Your Guitarist Name: (first and last name)Chet Atkins

Write your essay here! : For my guitar research project I was given Chet Atkins an American guitarist who's main interest was country his real name is Chester and Chet is just a nickname, his main guitar was acoustic. Chet's father worked as a musician and his family was very poor. Chet had frequent asthma attacks and stayed home from school a lot because of this. Chet got his first guitar when he traded a gun he got for it, his frequent asthma attacks allowed him to practice and get better and better. He got his nickname from a job he had in Missouri. Some of Chet's songs were Mister Sandman which was released in 1955 and hit number thirteen in the charts, another song was Yakety Sax which came out in 1965 and hit top 5 in the charts, one last record was stay tuned and he released it in 1980 and he won a Grammy for best country instrumental performance. Some of the Legacy he left was that he won 14 Grammy awards, he was the youngest person to be in the country hall of fame, and he was in the Rock and Roll hall of fame as a sideman. In conclusion Chet Atkins was a guitarist who won many awards, inspired many people, and created a whole new style of music.

Works Cited

Sources : Include the source information for all of the articles or web sites that were used to complete your project. Source information is found at the end of each article in iCONN.They should also be listed in alphabetical order by the first word of the source citation. sample: "Carol Kaye." //Contemporary Musicians//. Vol. 22. Detroit: Gale, 1998. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. "Selected Websites on Carol Kaye's Life and Works." //Gale Biography in Context//. Detroit: Gale, 2008. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012.

Keene, Ann T. "Chet Atkins." //American National Biography// (2010): 1. //Biography Reference Center//. Web. 21 Oct. 2013.
 * Your Source List:**

Guitarist Research Notes Table
//cells will expand as you enter your findings// || He had repeated asthma attacks. His family was poor. ||
 * ** Information Feature ** ||= **Your Findings**
 * The guitar style I am researching is: || "The Nashville sound" ||
 * The artist I am researching is: || Chet Atkins ||
 * This guitarist lived from _ to __ || 6/20/1924 6/30/2001 ||
 * Define and describe the guitar style you are researching. || "The Nashville sound" is a sound that Chet Atkins created and is country. ||
 * What kind of musical training did the guitarist have? || His father was a musician and he had many different jobs. ||
 * What types of music influenced this artist? || Country ||
 * Name some musicians who influenced the guitarist you are researching. || Merle Travis ||
 * Has this guitarist played more than one style? If so, what other styles? || Pop and Rock and Roll ||
 * What type of guitar does this musician play? || acoustic guitar ||
 * What are some interesting facts about your guitarist’s childhood? || He got his first guitar when he traded a gun for it.
 * What did this guitarist do before he became famous? || He played guitar for WNOX. ||
 * List two interesting facts about the guitarist’s life. || He named his daughter Merle in honor of Merle Travis

He got his nickname Chet in Springfield Missouri. || Cosmic Square Dance in 1985 awarded him a Grammy for best Instrumental performance. || What do you like about his/her style? || Nashville musicians That he created his style of music. || Youngest person to be in the Country Hall of Fame. He was in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a sideman. ||
 * List two albums or songs your artist released, the dates they were released and why they are important. || Mister Sandman, in 1955 was Atkins first hit.
 * Who is playing this style of music today?
 * What legacy has this guitarist left to the world of music? || He won 14 Grammy awards.