![]() Impressed by his playing, Sholes made Atkins the studio guitarist for all of the RCA studio's Nashville sessions in 1949. Once he arrived in Nashville, Atkins recorded eight tracks for the label, five of which featured the guitarist singing. Upon receiving the call from RCA, he moved to Nashville to record. By the time Sholes heard the tape, Atkins had moved to Denver and was playing with Shorty Thompson & His Rangers. ![]() Sholes had heard Atkins previously, and had been trying to find him for several years. Eventually, it worked its way to Steve Sholes, the head of country music at RCA. A tape of one of Atkins' performances was sent to RCA Victor's office in Chicago. He eventually moved to Springfield, Missouri, working for the KWTO station. Atkins also began making regular performances on the WRVA radio station in Richmond, Virginia, but he was repeatedly fired because his musical arrangements differed from the expectations of the station's executives. That same year, he made his first records, recording for Bullet. Supporting Red Foley, Atkins made his first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry in 1946. After three years, he moved to a radio station in Cincinnati. Atkins worked with Homer & Jethro while he was at the radio station. Using a variety of contacts, he wound up performing on the Bill Carlisle Show on WNOX in Knoxville, Tennessee, as well as becoming part of the Dixie Swingers. ![]() Atkins learned his instrument rapidly, becoming an accomplished player by the time he left high school in 1941. However, Chet was still attracted to the guitar, and at the age of nine he traded a pistol for a guitar. ![]() On the recommendation of his older brother, Lowell, he began playing the fiddle at a child. Interestingly, Atkins didn't begin his musical career by playing guitar. Atkins' style grew out of his admiration for Merle Travis, expanding Travis' signature syncopated thumb and fingers roll into new territory. During the '50s and '60s, he helped create the Nashville sound, a style of country music that owed nearly as much to pop as it did to honky tonks.Īnd as a guitarist, he was without parallel. Although he recorded hundreds of solo records, Atkins' largest influence came as a session musician and a record producer. ** Single print order can either print or save as PDF.Without Chet Atkins, country music may never have crossed over into the pop charts in the 1950s and '60s. If "play" button icon is greye unfortunately this score does not contain playback functionality. Simply click the icon and if further key options appear then apperantly this sheet music is transposable.Īlso, sadly not all music notes are playable. In order to check if 'Yakety Axe' can be transposed to various keys, check "notes" icon at the bottom of viewer as shown in the picture below. * Not all our sheet music are transposable. When this song was released on it was originally published in the key of G. Be careful to transpose first then print (or save as PDF). If your desired notes are transposable, you will be able to transpose them after purchase. If you selected -1 Semitone for score originally in C, transposition into B would be made. This means if the composers Words by Merle Travis Music by Boots Randolph and James Rich started the song in original key of the score is C, 1 Semitone means transposition into C#. If it is completely white simply click on it and the following options will appear: Original, 1 Semitione, 2 Semitnoes, 3 Semitones, -1 Semitone, -2 Semitones, -3 Semitones. You can do this by checking the bottom of the viewer where a "notes" icon is presented. Most of our scores are traponsosable, but not all of them so we strongly advise that you check this prior to making your online purchase. If not, the notes icon will remain grayed. If transposition is available, then various semitones transposition options will appear. In order to transpose click the "notes" icon at the bottom of the viewer. After you complete your order, you will receive an order confirmation e-mail where a download link will be presented for you to obtain the notes. This week we are giving away Michael Buble 'It's a Wonderful Day' score completely free.
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