Chet Atkins Live

[@arthurvaisvilas7853]

porter wagoner was a true gentleman. he had the utmost respect for all he met. he is my mentor.

[@eydie57]

My mom didn't miss Porter Wagoner or The Osbourne Brothers. I thought they were hokey when I was a kid, but now she's gone, they are sacred to me.

[@sergioleone3583]

Love these shows. The fun they're having is contagious. Good medicine for these times!

[@Santiago_Scruzzi_Diefenthaler]

This is a treasure of history in KZbin.

[@dancrafton89]

We didn't have a tv when I was a boy but my cousin had one my sister and i baby set his kids on Saturday morning got to watch the Porter Wagoner Show it was great.

[@snakemansnakes1]

Great show. Many thanks. Chet was great as usual and Porter always shone with his cheerful manner. The standout song was by Norma jean really enjoyed her appearance and style.

[@gentrystinnetti8277]

Nice to see and hear early country music.I really like the simplicity of this time

[@sherriecrouch3389]

How wonderful! I remember watching every Saturday night! Not telling my age haha! But I remember seeing him at the executive inn in Paducha Ky. What a thrill!

[@se2702]

Mack Magaha always brings cheer to your heart!

[@katrinamcintyre9184]

Jan 21, 2020: Great show and so much talent....thanks. *I dedicate this show to Sgt Manuel R. Martinez, 23, who was killed in an auto accident on Aug 22, 1975 south of Santa Fe. Driving back to Albuquerque after a long week at the Farmington mines, he lost control of his 240Z Datsun on I-25 and rolled his beloved car. He trained as a Marine at Camp Pendleton (radio operator), served a year in Okinawa and was a member of the VFW and Carpenters Union. We exchanged letters often....I grew to love him. Manuel graduated from West Mesa High School in 1970 and participated in track & field. He had a shy grin, warm heart, gentle spirit and strong work ethic. Though he liked pretty girls and nice clothes, he was wise beyond his years. P.S. My parents moved the family to Albuquerque in 1967, where we were able to meet Manuel's family for the first time. (Lovely people.) KATRINA

[@alanhumphrey4198]

Chet was Mr. Guitar.

[@hennihabeck8502]

Real gems! Intro song Jimmie Driftwood Howdy Neighbor Howdy, River Kwai March played by Chet Atkins, both 'my' 20th of June men! Porter versitile AS usual,etc. Hopefully we can keep these treasures.

[@markcarbonaro6524]

Buck Trent's electric banjo is the wildest!

[@dannyc1174]

It sure is! A total innovator on that thing and Porter really encouraged him to pursue it. I had the chance backstage at a Porter Wagoner show in about 1970 to have Buck show me all the tuning devices, pickup, etc. He worked several banjos, inc. Gibson and Baldwin but I think this one is a Vega. Notice how he's capoed up to the 11th (!!) fret for "Ole Slew Foot/Bear Tracks" yet even with the capo on he can work the "Scruggs pegs". Buck, his banjo and playing was and is one of a kind.

[@doubleuplsst3149]

@@dannyc1174 And from what I can gather, no one is following in his footsteps with that unique sound...

[@xxcelr8rs]

"Who taught who the cold hard facts of life?" That was most bad ass and unexpected perfect ending.

[@doubleuplsst3149]

Miss Norma Jean... ❤️🥰😍🔥🤩🥳❤️

[@jewelsandbinoculars1]

How they can sing those songs like pursuing happiness , cold hard facts… and all with a smile on their face and even a bit of a dance beat… that’s magic tragedy

[@fredmckinney8933]

I didn't know the Wagon House in the background was originally green. I always knew it as being gray. But then again, this episode was recorded early in the year in which I would later be born just a few days after Christmas.

[@ThePossumfan]

Back when they sang and really played their Instruments

[@meyermusic9426]

And with such passion..

[@DJ_Ebike_enthusiasts]

That steel guitar must have been playing itself.

[@nandosainz]

Madre mia el del violin!!! Que bestia!

[@Alanoffer]

The British solders had their own words to the march that chet played ,

[@FreddyPaine]

If you like Speck Rhodes, check out Chad Morgan.

[@སྒྲདབྱངས]

The other guy smiled at 4:52 says it all

[@kadeberrier3799]

I like Chet's little History joke. When he was introducing his drummer, he said Jack Goebbels then said Herr Georbbels. That being Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda in the NSDAP (Nazi Party)

[@countryclippings]

Okay first of all, Chet Atkins, obviously. But, can I just say that Buck Trent really is That Guy™️ - he’s absolutely mesmerizing, and always just stood around in the background like he’s no big deal at all.

[@dannyc1174]

Yessir - Buck was and is one of a kind and between him, Porter's encouragement and the technical work of Shot Jackson, they rigged a standard 5-string up with a fake head (plastic laminated on to plywood) to put the pickup, palm pedal and tone/volume controls on and then Scruggs pegs (later Buck had Keith pegs on all 4 tuners). Buck could get a "Tele Sound" on that thing. I think this banjo is a Vega but I had a chance to see his set-up on a different banjo when he personally showed it to me backstage at a Porter Wagoner show about 1970. Totally innovative.

[@doubleuplsst3149]

Buck also could get a haunting sound from a guitar. That's Buck on Dolly Parton's "Jolene."

[@DrogoBaggins987]

Porter wasn't taking any chances with his pick guard.

[@dannyc1174]

No he's not, but I love it!

[@doubleuplsst3149]

Custom made guitars from a Nashville company...

[@wolfedavid3700]

wont get this guitar in any store.........custom made just for chet.....

[@tablature6121]

Gretsch did make a "Chet Atkins Signature Model", though, which was pretty much an exact duplicate. It was called The Country Gentleman. I remember looking at one in a music store back in the mid sixties--$400. That was quite a price in those days, but would have been a good investment, I think. The Gretsch/Atkins association lasted for many years but Chet eventually went to Gibson when Gretsch balked at building an "acoustic/electric" like what he had in mind. It was what he played most often in his later years.

[@markstephens2234]

You're probably right about that, David. Chet preferred wider necks than stock Gretsches had at the time and that neck pickup was a SuperTron pickup vs the standard Filtertron. I'm certain there were other little "alterations" Gretsch made for him or he may have done himself to the guitar.

[@miranda9712]

I wonder If the big country singer that didn't show was no show jones

[@dannyc1174]

Yer probably right!

[@williamfrancis1719]

@@dannyc1174 That was just a standard joke/cut that is as old as the hills. There was no "no show".

[@mrdaleowen1]

col. bogey.

[@dayanbr3907]

I was born in wrong country.

[@lindsey8480]

lilly allan brought me here

[@AB-wl8kr]

before the bro country boys ruined it all