Chet Atkins - Yakety Axe Live 1991

[@robertbaldwin177]

Had me smiling from start to finish, amazing, he controlled his guitar like it was one of his limbs. I hope new generations of people keep stumbling onto this long into the future.

[@HuntOfficial1776]

Gen Z here, literally feel like an 80 year old in a teenagers body lol😂 I can’t stand new music but anything from the 50s - 80s is music to my ears (no pun intended) Gordon Lightfoot is my favorite singer songwriter with Johnny cash being second. Chet Atkins for sure is one of if not the best guitar player along side Roy Clark or Jerry Reed!

[@robertbaldwin177]

@PiedmontProductionsOfficial great to hear from a Gen Z. I'm a Millennial. Born in 1924 Chet was the Greatest/G.I. Generation. Maybe one day a Gen Alpha will reply to this and show that Chet is still getting some air time?🤞

[@simplethunder]

It's not just what he plays, but the way he plays it. So much ease, so much class. You could've woken this man in the middle of the night and put a guitar in his hands and he would still be able to play this perfectly.

[@aleksandrnowak9691]

It's funny you say that. Apparently he had rather bad asthma as a child so he would have to sit upright at night to sleep proper. Apparently would play the guitar until he passed out.

[@fuzzybutkus8970]

U hit the word CLASS

[@PabloPechoChumacero]

​@@fuzzybutkus8970😮😮😮9

[@PabloPechoChumacero]

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[@GavinEatingButritos]

He loves his art.

[@umedavk2011]

This guy was a musical genius who entertained the world for many decades. RIP Chet, and a million thanks for your talent.

[@Drumulater1]

Beautiful guitar playing

[@markcoutts7750]

Yessiree ! I grew up listening to All His Stuff. Still here it, but it's been stolen, mashed, trashed and fucked around with by everything that it's not the same now No one seems to be able to Even come close to These Entertainers from this Era❤💯🌈☮️🇨🇦🦫💜🕊️

[@gabedom_]

Holy smokes, I DIDN'T KNOW THIS SONG HAS LYRICS! Absolutely fantastic!

[@rockinredneck57]

I think Merle Travis wrote the lyrics to it much later.

[@davidcookemusic2968]

Every guitarist alive today stands on the shoulders of this legend.

[@douglasmcintyre3297]

Chet just crushed that old tune! He was a tremendous guitar player and a great record producer, but he was also a true southern gentleman.

[@landofthelivingskies3318]

He made playing a guitar look effortless. He was one of the best guitar players to ever live. They don't make them like this no more. Music Legends.

[@dewimatthews6037]

Yes they do : Kurt Vile

[@Drumulater1]

He doesn't pull a weird face

[@davidwebb4683]

Yes sir you are exactly right Chet Atkins played the guitar perfectly and effortlessly.. And no they don't make guitar players like this anymore.

[@davidgabriel9843]

Amazing guitarist... He once said that Tommy Emmanuel was the greatest acoustic guitarist of all time - a hell of a compliment!

[@D1vid3By0]

amazing! And now my Chet Akins youtube video journey begins.

[@kleetus92]

How's that journey going? Chet was an amazing artist!

[@Thom176]

You will be done tomorrow morning at seven, and your last video will be '1h mom with her kittens'

[@horstschulz2245]

Try Roy Clark too ! :)

[@colemanadamson5943]

Anyone who likes Chet would love Tommy Emmanuel.

[@RogueBro]

Next windy and warm

[@stevecorrigan5139]

Okay, it's a quality guitar but who else made it sing like that? What a genius. Cheers from New Zealand.

[@lewis277ify]

Absolutely amazing

[@pterois5914]

Poooverty stricken but still I'm a-stickin' to the things I know to be facts Ooone day it's feathers and the next day chicken while I'm pickin' my yakety axe Eeev'rybody says that I never will get far, pickin' out things on this old guitar Livin' on a shoestring, forgettin' things like a shave and a haircut Well, Money don't matter as long as I scatter a little bit of happiness around If people keep a grinnin' I figure I'm a winnin' with my good old yakety sound Eeeverybody goes around turnin' up their noses , smellin' their greenbacks , countin' their roses But I wouldn't trade my yakety axe, even for a T-bone Iii'm confessin' I never took a lesson, all my notes are a matter of guessin' Hopin' they'll come out in some kinda manner that'll make a yakety sound So if you're in the mood and your feet start tappin' And you feel laid back and your hands start clappin' Then I'll have done what I wanted to from way back You're diggin' my yakety axe

[@nicholastosoni707]

Reminds me a little of Bud Luckey from _Boundin'._

[@mcfcguvnors]

yeeee haw :)

[@rogeranderson6980]

I just keep smiling It confuses the he'll out of the DEMOS. Clinton smiled and her mouth fell off. One more face lift they will have to put a zipper on the back of her head. Poor HILLARY she forgot where she lives The outhouse was occupied so she sleeps with Pelosi in the Byrd cage.

[@RandyLent]

gg

[@SirGigalot941]

The riff he lays on at 1:20, with those high accents is classic!! Now I know "Yakety Axe" has words!!

[@silvermediastudio]

Throughout the song, including that riff, are musical allusions to other standards.

[@MaChaineQuiSertARien]

Atkins is really one of the best guitarists ever !

[@bobbeck5866]

Not one of: He was the best

[@TrueNeutralEvGenius]

@@bobbeck5866 Not the best: one of the best

[@brewjim105]

The way he delivers those lyrics are so perfect

[@wayneburks5872]

Didn't know there was words to that song. Plus it is rare to hear Chet sing. What a great entertainer.

[@charlesezrarevmongoosecane5097]

Wow 😮 My jaw just dropped So smooth He makes it looks easy Trust me it isn’t Amazing !!!

[@KelsterVonShredster]

wow...just wow. my uncle Bert Coughlin was lucky enough to play with Chet back in the day. I still have the photo of the two of them together. So cool! Chet is the King.

[@davidhamrick6879]

My dad played this style to a tee. I cried when I heard this because my dad passed 9 years ago and I'd never heard anybody play the same style my dad played.

[@ChainNonSmoker]

I'm sorry David :( You're father must've been good

[@davidhamrick6879]

@ChainNonSmoker He was, and Chet was one of his favorites

[@johnny-r]

Chet had such amazing dexterity and control of both hands. It looks easy when he does it, but for you non-guitar players watching, it's very difficult.

[@TuckerDavid-b3h]

I love yakety sax ala Benny Hill, Chet Atkins playing guitar is also good now there's lyrics ❤!

[@philmikki]

He makes it look so effortless. If I would have known how easy that song was to play, I would have been playing for years, lol.

[@scottharris4053]

Phil Miller please do a video tutorial of you playing it to demonstrate how easy it is

[@richardlloyd2589]

@@scottharris4053 Whoosh ✈️

[@nmid9879]

Pure talent. Thank you Mr. Guitar.

[@woodfordwoodcrest6180]

Always stopped to watch him on guitar,one of the best of his time, top collectible record

[@Gliese710_]

This song is probably one of the hardest songs I’ve tried to learn on guitar, with a pick. And he plays it effortlessly with a thumpick and nails, absolutely insane.

[@mothmagic1]

This is the first time in years I've heard this, it's brilliant. He was one of the greatest guitarists ever. I think he definitely lived up to the words regarding spreading a little happiness around with that

[@kenchovan5910]

OM-GOSH! He plays this song -- I've been working on, struggling with and playing in an amateur style for years -- as if he were SLEEPWALKING! God Bless Him! And thanks for posting. Super! KEN C. I'll try to emulate that style!!

[@otamardecarvalho]

Always, one special song, with great interpretation. This is Chet Atkins.

[@MaeBoggs]

Doug thanks so much for steel and Chet all this beautiful music

[@42lookc]

Thanks Chet, for sharing your wonderful talent with us. :)

[@andrewdraper1992]

My late grandfather's favorite musician RIP grandpa

[@tanukiman3855]

The way his wrist is practically locked at the top of the bridge! PF magic it is. Damn that man can play.

[@mkivy]

What a man and his legendary style. My mom loved his playing and got me started on the guitar bc of him and Roy Clark. I was 5

[@courtshorts2123]

I love Chet Atkins. Thank you

[@daniellaubach7544]

So do I. I thank my late father who was a fan of chet & had some of his albums in his collection. I soon inherited his music collection many years later and still listen to chet's smooth guitar picking even in 2021. The master of the electric & acoustic guitar 4ever!

[@jamesrmorris1952]

I play this in my band but Chet has a magic that's harder than just playing the notes, a genius really beautiful

[@axegas76]

as he aged he got even better, unbelievable

[@billculver4949]

It just doesn't get any better than this

[@djpaulcfunkeddub3951]

Amazing, the melody makes you smile & the way he plays it, a classic is a classic for a reason

[@mrbeaverstate]

This is my favorite version by far,,,I love the lyrics

[@charlottestrange6827]

IT IS A SHAME WHEN SOMEONE WITH TALENT LIKE THIS HE CANNOT PASS IT TO SOMEONE BEFORE HE LEAVES THIS EARTH, . THANKS JON

[@rockinredneck57]

Chet has influenced many thousands of guitar players over the years

[@rockinredneck57]

Chet started playing professionally in the 40s. He has influenced MANY guitar players through the years. Check out Tommy Emmanuel, Steve Wariner, Jerry Reed, and the other guitar player in the video, Chet's right hand man, Paul Yandell. Those are just 4 of the greats. Go check out Chet playing Stars and Stripes Forever. You'll see the influence.

[@MissAGardiner]

That was wonderful. Amazing guitar picking from Chet, and very talented lyric writing from his friend.

[@dealsbetweenfriends]

TRy singing n playin this fast yakey song.love it ! 2024 people

[@barrybaker4796]

Chet Atkins and Les Paul two of the best there ever was

[@Justin-fq7vj]

The words are amazing and fi 3:42 x the music perfect. 🎸🎷🎹🎼🎼🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@danallured5806]

second to none, effortless genius,god I miss this mans playing.

[@ohpopshop]

Just FYI, there, the song ("Yakety Sax") was written and first recorded in 1963 and Chet recorded his version in 1965. Benny didn't start using it until about five years after that.

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

This is called the Benny Hill song.

[@KC9UDX]

@@PreservationEnthusiast but it's Yakety Sax.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@KC9UDX He transcribed it for Guitar

[@thebrinx9632]

@Kube Dog Is Back D'oh!!!

[@Killerspieler]

One might add another song to the list: Yakety Yak by the Coasters (1958) which heavily influenced Boots Randolph. Yakety Sax is not a complete rip off, but there are huge melodical similarities! The title is one, though 😁

[@lisaknox4113]

I love this song. Great job chet! And the rest of you are great as well Keep up the good work! I'm proud of all of you!

[@olgamikhailova5279]

SUPERB. Thank you, you're in our hearts.

[@elodino77]

man, that first bend sets the tone for this masterpiece.

[@eddiegraythegeek1975]

Chet is one of the best guitarists ever I grew up listening to him with my grandpa who was a big fan

[@cahg3871]

My father always felt Mr.Atkins was the best guitarist he ever heard.He had several albums dating back decades.He also had great respect for Mark Knopfler as well after seeing him playing with Chet.

[@perpoletonganbanana5126]

I wonder if chet knows the smiles he brings through his playing and goofy ness, back when time was great , 👍

[@ThomasCopland]

Brill to watch and learn from this wonderfull guy...

[@DaisyJaynne]

Chet and Mark Knoffler making records. Those were the days.

[@sdriza]

they really were - and we didn't realize it!

[@cedricbarrey3537]

Knowing that guys like Mark knopfler and j j cale are his biggest fans is enough to me . Chet Atkins is an all Time great for sure . ) ( my english is pretty bad , sorry about that .

[@rickraber1249]

I saw Mr. Atkins play that son live (without the lyrics) at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in Seattle, November of 1985. He was onstage with A Prairie Home Companion's Garrison Keillor, and our local Norwegian legend, Stan Boreson. (If you've never had the pleasure, look him up - he's a comic genius).

[@ervinthompson6598]

I saw him in concert at Spirit Square( Charlotte, NC) in 1980, with Steve Wariner as his bass player !! Chet was amazing !!

[@Nov-5062]

George Bush knows how to jam

[@bencorfield6260]

Lmfao

[@gubiopinto3339]

Pensei a mesma coisa kkkkk

[@lewisbonnell2509]

Ol' Chet is probably the greatest guitar player of all time.

[@whipple1062]

@jhon kremer Nope...that goes to Led Ka'apana, of Hawaii (whose fans are "Led Heads," by the way... !)

[@pipepicasso8112]

Don't get me wrong, Chet is fantastic. Very few are on his level. But Roy Clark could play this song on a tennis rack just as good.😊

[@samcostanza]

Nope, that would be the late, great Roy Clark. He was the absolute best.

[@timknobloch3866]

One of the greats for sure. Influenced by Django and Merle. Definitely an innovator. The great guitarist Eric Johnson loves his playing and I do too!

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

@@pipepicasso8112 Tommy Emmanuel is better.

[@habbidasher6937]

Cant believe he can talk and play at the same time. That would throw me totally off. Guess that's why he's the best.

[@evvignes]

I loved hearing Chester sing!

[@tomayrscotland6890]

Well Done Chet' Great to watch, I will have to pracctice more.. Brillll.

[@christopherlandry5223]

The one and only chet atkins master and commander of fingerstyle. Epic.

[@grahamdunne5690]

That was really great lovely call outs and great lyrics too

[@388moonlight]

Loved him playing this with Boots.Had never heard the words before.ty

[@rebelliouslord7646]

we do know that Scott Joplin is the composer of this beautiful piece. But I'm impressed by the designer of this shirt.

[@TheLordOfNothing]

Yeah, no he didn't. Scott Joplin was a great pianist and composer but he didn't compose Yakety Sax.

[@kennethhiggs3877]

The master

[@loriwolf2765]

AWESOME SONG PLAYED BY CHET ATKINS. AWESOME SONG.

[@patodwyer721]

Just when you think, it can't get any better🎸🎶

[@loudassasin]

Such a brilliant guitarist...so fluent...it's unbelievable!

[@sauquoit13456]

On this day in 1970 {April 29th} Chet Atkins performed a medley of "Wildwood Flower", "Mr. Sandman", and "Freight Train" on the ABC-TV musical variety program 'The Johnny Cash Show'... He released all three as singles, but none of them charted... Between 1954 and 1980 he had nine records on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart; his biggest hit was "Yakety Axe", it peaked at #4 in 1965...

[@robertwjtaylor]

Last of the great guitarists and innovators on the electric guitar, ole Chet Atkins!

[@daveroche6522]

Just keeps getting better and better. Thank you - pure joy!

[@everettbass8659]

Got to see him in Chastain Park Amphitheatre a long time ago,a long with Floyd Cramer ,Pete Fontaine and a whole lot more.Since I play a sax,my hero was there too,Boots Randolf.What a concert.I was maybe twelve.

[@jb0579]

Mark is one of the best. The sounds he coaxes out with no pic...unreal.

[@mufasaIRL]

Chet droppin ill rhymes

[@michaelolder8848]

Wonderful,did he say shave and a haircut.The knocking on a door.Great fun.

[@jessiejoseph1093]

The lyrics are a hoot!

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

He was a marvel. RIP to such a great musician.

[@timjackson5680]

He put two albums out with Les Paul. Two of the greatest pickers together. Enough said.

[@rockinredneck57]

Chester and Lester, and Guitar Monsters. I bought both fur my grandfather 50 years ago. He was a huge Chet fan.

[@simonbasinger9359]

America doesn't breed men like him anymore, mad talented guitarist, a finger picker that very few can rival of an art that's dying out. His skill with harmonics is breath taking to say nothing of his general magic with an axe. RIP Chet.

[@mothmagic1]

Not many countries do. A sad reflection on the state of the world today.

[@유동걸-m9o]

wonderful!♡^^♡ 말이 필요 없다 최고예요!

[@leonardholmes4207]

Chet, Roy clark, glen Campbell, les paul just to name a few so many great guitar players but with ther own unique style. They are missed in their passing. There is one going and one coming enjoy their tallent my friends.

[@danieldaniels7571]

Don’t forget Jerry Reed

[@EricZenG]

💚

[@Tonetwisters]

Love it! I've been working on that one since 1973, and I think I've about got it, if I ever should pickup my Lazy Axe again! My version's about four times faster, but lots of fun if you can listen fast enough!!

[@samsnephew3209]

Benny Hill appreciated this recording exponentially.

[@clivekibbler4578]

you have to smile ,its that good

[@rinkrude1]

Priceless!!

[@LarryTaylor-f7l]

God’s favorite musical talentChet Atkins and Suzy Bogguss..

[@Wayne_Merr]

Chet looks like a tired old man in the thumbnail,but I clicked on the video anyway and was amazed.

[@aribur76]

Legendary guitar player..this is so damn good!

[@saurodino8459]

Genius! Miss his playing ❤️

[@bluessax5089]

I like how he included some King Curtis licks in there

[@beaurex4756]

What a great tune from a master musician.

[@JimmyNix-w1c]

Hey I'm love they make it look so. Easy god bless us all

[@OM-Enzo]

the grandmaster...

[@guitardave3028]

I guess I've been playing this song so long, I just can't remember....awesome lyrics..

[@poundtacos4006]

The amps just propped on a couple chairs! Love it!

[@brendaeulenstein4255]

Nothing is better than the original. 🤗🤩

[@CuaxB]

For all the times I heard this in my life I didnt know it was Chet Atkins. I wonder what other songs of his I know.