Chet Atkins "Zorba The Greek"

[@boywonder6659]

Surely one of the greatest guitarists of all time.

[@TopJimmyWinn]

This guy didn't need a Loop effect pedal, he did it all on his own

[@jameswest8280]

One of the greatest guitarists to have ever lived.

[@joesell2565]

Amazing, just as he played when I saw him in concert. And he was truly a "Country Gentleman".

[@robertphillips3078]

Never seen Zorba the Greek played on a guitar. This guy is sensational

[@jameswest8280]

I've never seen it played on anything but.

[@SergeUnplugged]

Who is enjoying this masterpiece in 2020 ?!

[@dinoismyname]

in 2021!!!

[@gerrett108]

Forever

[@theexplodingmothfromhell8012]

Most people who hear it I imagine.

[@crissbang1370]

in 23 august 2021

[@PedroFinGuitar]

@@crissbang1370 wow 1 day aft my bday

[@coraconovali8323]

Everytime I listen to this I suddenly miss the Greek summers, the cool breeze by the sea, the hot sun heat wave near the olive trees, the cool Mythos beer and the kalimera&smile while having all these

[@GiorgosDimitriadisArtist]

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[@guitarista666]

Cora, you made me miss it even though I've never been to Greece.

[@bobshultz5421]

Plus a glass of Ouzo with a splash of water, white milky heaven!

[@alerey4363]

che this superior version, played with real passion and authority

[@ralphhoughton6607]

The master who studied Ike Everly. How good must he have been ?

[@subbus1949]

I love how he has the balls and the skill to just tune up before a huge audience and get it right; who would do that nowadays without an electric tuner?!

[@mrtambourineman6107]

Lovely big balls for all to see 👀 love to see a man's balls like this

[@OscarGuitare]

Well they still do it and end up completely out of tune. But you can't notice it unless you play along or if there is a major difference between the strings.

[@igano111]

I think there's a video somewhere of B.B. King changing a fucking string mid song.

[@timothysargent954]

Look up Alexandr Misko :)

[@dstfno]

ehm, tuning up is not a big deal

[@J.Dove3D]

Mr.Atkins used every ounce of musical talent to the nth degree that God blessed him with. An inspiration as an artist.

[@brightonjyerdey]

very true

[@stevenmeyer9674]

@@brightonjyerdey except that god part

[@brightonjyerdey]

@@stevenmeyer9674 What do you mean except that 'God part'

[@exsanguinator1465]

@@brightonjyerdeyhe developed that amazing talent on his own, people like you will never understand how people get good at things

[@brightonjyerdey]

@@exsanguinator1465 Why are you so angry at compliments that have to do with religion? If anything it even more praises Chet's playing as it's so good that it is like God gave him this talent. Weird people.

[@carlosacta8726]

My heart jumps whenever I hear this song! Guess I have a Greek soul!

[@davidjjharding]

Calm accuracy with incredible feel. You never feel he could ever make a mistake and you can get lost in the piece of music. I rediscovered his genius after buying the cd he did with Mark Knoffler. Humble and humorous! Back when life seemed more classy

[@구루둥]

Now and then he is my favoriest guitarist ever and forever all time.

[@GregoryKishel]

2024. Novel, film, this rendition are all timeless.

[@juleswinnfield1437]

What an incredible virtuoso. He died before I was born, but he's a fantastic inspiration.

[@rubenzamorano5194]

THE BEST OF MUSIC. CLASSIC FOREVER.

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

Phenomenal guitar player.

[@Robert-mn8gc]

❤ Chets version of " Zorba the Greek " A lovely expression of a True Classic. 👍 😅

[@tonyfreeman1339]

The prettiest thing you'll hear today.

[@emilyzena7070]

I never knew there were so many depths and energies in this one piece of music. This man is incredible.

[@jimk8592]

It's just the way he looks at his guitar with love and care as if saying "let's do this sweety", the guitar is his lover and not his instrument!

[@nevilleprinsloo]

One of the finest versions of this piece of music. I think Mr. Theodorakis himself would be pleased.

[@wayneconn1079]

He is the man always will be . He has so many guitars with his name on them . Also what he did for RCA . He is the real deal. Not any 5 min over night success . Pure talent simple !!! He will always be mr guitar . Players come and go but Chet will always be number 1 !!! He played with them all. Elvis . Ray Charles . Dolly Parton . Doc Watson etc

[@jamesbenedict6480]

Incredible Incredible Incredible!!! WOW!! such a talent!!

[@yaozhao5850]

Beyond his technical virtuosity, the master brought the dancing into my space, starting from a grand entrance from 10 feet away, closing up to just 5 inches from my face with the heat of unhindered spirit. BRAVO.

[@mikemccormick8115]

There’s nothing Chet Atkins can’t arrange and play. Truly the greatest guitarist of all time. Sorry Roy.

[@tonyfreeman1339]

Right behind Lenny Breau.

[@robertmac7833]

@@tonyfreeman1339 Lenny didn’t record well over 100 albums in every musical genre. Chet did.

[@raymond7880]

Fantastic inrerpretation and sky high talent.

[@patszer8314]

Chet's brilliance is beyond belief.

[@guitar1950]

The Tennessee picker showing he had class too! Playing a movie classic with the Boston Pops orchestra.

[@bozzskaggs112]

Of course, he always showed he had class. Classy player, classy gentleman. What he did he did so well!

[@KevinKane-y3k]

Chet & Roy Clark are probably the best pickers I've ever heard. So smooth, both of them . I could hear them play all day. ❤😊

[@goldendoggy8904]

Beautiful, just beautiful.

[@thatsdeeponthebeat4457]

sometimes i just come back to this video to listen to his tune up

[@steveboyer3895]

Chet playing Zorba the Greek, a skill many pickers seek. Only Chet can play like a true champ with his Gretch guitar in his musical camp!!!!!

[@alexmeleshenko4834]

No one has appeared to fill the void left by Chet Atkins--as far as exposure in the main stream for instrumental guitar---he had so much expression and had a sense of musicality----;their are some guitarists in the spotlight nowadays that think if you play a thousand notes per measure that is virtuosity --go back and listen to Chet he played the right amount of notes per measure---there is such a thing as too many notes.

[@rickstard73]

Thank God for KZbin and great posters for letting these classics live on :-)

[@nickdryad]

Just thinking the same thing. All these clips were probably on TV when I was a kid but they mostly never made it to television in Australia. We only had 4 Channels up til about 1990. Hard to believe. But it’s trueeeeee

[@rickstard73]

@@nickdryad Yep, me too, Hey Hey It's Saturday and Video Hits where as musical as it got, Young Talent Time wasn't really on this level either, lol...

[@nickdryad]

Rickstar do you remember Sounds and Night Moves? That was good. Later there was a Rage. But this sort of stuff like with good country music was rare

[@rickstard73]

@@nickdryad Now that's taking me back, I barely remember Night Moves, I totally agree, it was pop and rock, not sure if I would of liked the music I do now, but I am glad I do :-)

[@zerep11]

A True Master Musician.

[@Kojoanna]

There has never been another one like him❤

[@MrFobob]

WHAT A MASTER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PURE CLASS.

[@ferminandreslopezgaona5391]

Este Sr es un verdadero Maestro!! Se ve en su mano

[@boywonder6659]

Absolutely brilliant.

[@margaux1298]

Wunderschön!

[@kanyewestforpresident]

A beautiful rendition of Zorbas the Greek written by the Mikis Theodorakis and executed masterfully by Chet Atkins

[@toyman9642]

Wonderful Chet. Thanks.

[@TheCornBanana]

I can taste the olives and wine in this guitar

[@juaverpue]

Excelente guitarrista!! Un "maestro"

[@HenryHerbertTailor]

Thank you for posting this - truly wonderful.

[@mikesaw81]

Legend ... no more words needed

[@barbarajclark]

WOW! And, just one guitar.

[@jacksonman5217]

Wrong again Barbara

[@MaeBoggs]

Twenty four, masterpiece yes

[@tuxguys]

I saw this when it was broadcast (I remember his "Greetings from Nashville" remark to that Boston audience). This was from the PBS series, "Evening at Pops," and this would have been during the reign of Arthur Fiedler... Pretty progressive for that organization in 1972.

[@aeg100]

There exist guitar players and then there is Chet Atkins. In a category all his own. Maybe Segovia may be in a similar category ...although Segovia plays a different style of music. We are fortunate that so many recordings of Chet Atkins music survives, and we can listen to it.

[@glorybound7599]

It’s easy to be patient and confident when your the best.

[@stjepkoboban358]

genius my Hero!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!RIP

[@cosmicsprings8690]

Totally brilliant the greatest tambourine playing ever

[@SPARKY4944]

Any band,any genre.My man.

[@highjenks3d]

Agreed just a beast of a picker

[@ashishd88]

Chet, the master of masters...

[@massimostangherlin3280]

Chet ! 🎸🙏🌋 Sei immenso!! 🎸💟

[@mbrellin]

I felt like dancing suddenly!

[@kathrynstewart-mcdonald]

My favorite dance music

[@DUGGER1947]

@tomanderson92 The musician seated to the right is bass guitarist Henry Strzelecki, who played bass for Chet throughout most the 60's and early 70's. Henry also played bass for such greats as Elvis, Carl Perkins, Bobby Bare, Wayland Jennings, and many others. He even composed music for, of all people, The Beach Boys.

[@thomaskelly8101]

Doug Hendrixson thank God for that....I thought it was Ted Kennedy

[@barristanselmy2758]

Guys - One day i will join a rock and roll band Chet Atkins - Chet Atkins.

[@robertc8134]

Chet Atkins is doing the near-impossible, here. He is playing the rhythm and the melody at the same time, on one guitar. At breakneck speed. There are not many people that can pull this one off. The jazz guitarist Joe Pass (long departed) was the only other artist that I knew of who could do this. How do I play this video again? ha ha

[@GMC1004]

Bravo!!!

[@elizabethwilcox8006]

superb technique..

[@rodcrawford5947]

AMAZING

[@johnbethell1952]

The Maestro at play

[@tomato6999]

a true master

[@lalberts]

Pure heaven.

[@willhengst4799]

👍👍🙏🙏

[@cristian_rene]

Tan bueno que desearía que la canción hubiese durado mucho mas! (so good I just wished the song would have lasted a little longer)... Greetings from Southern Patagonia!!!

[@lesleywallace8773]

Cassowary

[@JP-mg5tp]

Emu

[@bennyjazzful]

WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From a mad keen 76yo Aussie fan. Gehbw--You're the type that would complain about anything.....

[@brendarodgers5686]

Tambourine player is pretty awesome too.

[@berthahaydeeterronesrodrig4927]

Excelse in his great interpretation. Thanks a lot dear Master. dra. bertha from peru

[@jacktattis143]

I have heard this played by Authentic Greeks on the Bazouki and my Grandfather was a Zorba

[@Zacharia503]

Whoop-de-Doo!

[@jacktattis143]

@@Zacharia503 yes it was

[@jacktattis143]

@NickoLps cRAP: aNY gREEK BASOUKI PLAYER WILL BEAT aTKINS

[@brettthomas7038]

but..but..the guy on tambourine!!!

[@pledgestone]

Wonderful.

[@khalaziafaqih367]

No pedals, no tuner, no overdrive but so cools

[@hanawana]

I love this

[@anastasissfyrides2919]

you greek too?

[@przybyla420]

Maybe a country guitarist is just a classical guitarist who really knows how to use an accidental

[@slagrajag]

Now that's just showing off!

[@vassa1972]

Great stuff

[@stephenwatson1873]

Awesome

[@PursuitOfMastery]

Chet is the Glenn Gould of the guitar.

[@tjhooker824]

Hehehe nice

[@hitlereinstein8935]

Even listening to the tuning up at the start is magic.

[@randybock82]

Agreed

[@flaviaromano9834]

Great !

[@dennishatzidimitriou7899]

Bravo 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@BAMA-1986]

True talent .

[@Zacharia503]

Ohpaahh!!!

[@maxmilligan8734]

the master

[@dennishatzidimitriou7899]

Opa opa brilliant

[@imnotagoldenoldie39]

The Master.

[@ambrazaghetto]

great!!!

[@theoskeptomai2535]

The first. The best.

[@luishernandez-yx5pr]

Mama Mia 2021

[@CaesarCapone]

Wow!

[@Bigger-Than-Jesus]

and of course they had to cut to the fucking tambourine player @ 1:40 just as Chet was about to tear the housedown

[@albertshumate7688]

When they talk about great guitarists they never mention Chet Atkins

[@mcfcguvnors]

that little grin when hes nailed something i loved that

[@silvermediastudio]

Nah he just farted a little. Tacos for lunch I think.

[@richardlloyd2589]

800lb Gorilla Surely stuffed olives, kebabs and a Greek salad?

[@stephenmcginn6872]

Genius

[@footcandy]

For some reason I want to get up and dance with my hands in the air

[@catintheair]

me too!!!

[@melodyhittle4149]

The power of the Greeks! I remember growing up and dancing to this song. It has all the components of a good dancing song

[@wayneconn1079]

Its Chet your allowed 😊

[@johnpsathakis1964]

That's the spirit, the Greek spirit.

[@loisackerman7882]

I just have to have a small consert every now and then.