Bill Anderson Sings Country Heart Songs
Artist: Bill Anderson
Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions
Artist: Chet Atkins

In his second 12" album, the young master guitarist tries to transcend categories and stereotypes, dividing the album into three distinct sections. The first deals with sometimes surprising treatments of four folk tunes; "Arkansaw Traveler" is a particularly amazing tour de force that takes us to other strange places before reaching the... Read More

Finger Style Guitar
Artist: Chet Atkins

As a consummate display of Atkins' refined fingerpicking style, this album sets its own lofty standards. A nearly invisible rhythm section underpins Atkins' one-man guitar ensemble with very subtle rhythm support on side one, where each number shines like a finished gem. To cite two examples, "Swedish Rhapsody" has dignity and subtle swing --... Read More

Mister Guitar
Artist: Chet Atkins
Big Bluegrass Special
Artist: Glen Campbell

Anyone who only knows Glen Campbell's country-pop hits like "Wichita Lineman" will find his first album a revelation. Recorded in the midst of the college folk boom, Big Bluegrass Special paired off Campbell with Dale Fitzsimmons and Carl Tanberg, aka the Green River Boys, doing songs by Merle Travis, Cliffie Stone, Bob Nolan, and the Delmore... Read More

Christmas with Chet Atkins
Artist: Chet Atkins
Community Score: 8.00

One of the most underrated holiday platters of all-time, Christmas with Chet Atkins shows the father of country-rock guitar performing 16 holiday standards in his own incomparable style. Although the uptempo stuff such as "Jingle Bell Rock" and "Winter Wonderland" are excellent readings, it's in the slower-paced selections that Atkins really... Read More

The Guitar Genius
Artist: Chet Atkins

The Guitar Genius is one strange album -- good, but strange -- beginning with its title. Of course there's plenty of guitar here, but there's also a surprising number of pieces that rely on vocals. It opens up with Chet Atkins' delightfully bluesy instrumental rendition of "Heartbreak Hotel," a song on whose original recording session with Elvis... Read More

The Bill Anderson Story
Artist: Bill Anderson

The 24-track collection The Bill Anderson Story contains the bulk of Anderson's major hits, including the number one singles "Mama Sang A Song," "Still," and "I Get the Fever," as well as songs of his that were made famous by other performers. Several hits are missing, yet The Bill Anderson Story offers an effective introduction to the popular... Read More

The Essential Chet Atkins - RCA
Artist: Chet Atkins
Community Score: 10.00

Since The Essential Chet Atkins concentrates on his instrumental tracks -- including hits like "Mr. Sandman" and "Yakety Axe" -- it functions as the best single-disc retrospective of the guitarist. It is also one of the only collections that concisely demonstrates his subtlely dazzling virtuosity. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide Read More