Chet Atkins on Austin City Limits in 1982 with Special Guest Jethro Burns

In 2016, I up-loaded this performance, which was taken from my collection of off-the-air VHS recordings. I only recently found out that there was a picture freeze and audio dropout in Paul Yandell's solo during the performance of "Dance With Me", which must have occurred when I made the tape-to-digital transfer. The VHS cassette is long gone; but, I was able to find an upload of just that tune and "borrowed" a small piece of it to patch over the freeze and dropout.
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[@guitareveryone]

Chet. What can you say? What a player the world lost. Thankfully we still have these performances and his many recordings.

[@wrstew1272]

This man has probably done more for music than any other artist in history. !

[@dr.krinkleweldon5934]

He made a lot of mistakes and was the reason outlaw country was successful because he was against it. He didn't want Elvis to make Gospel recordings. Until E sold more gospel records than Chet's best country artists at the time.

[@irvinslagter8298]

I saw this show when it first played on National Public Television. The mostly unsung hero was Paul Yandell who played with Chet for over 25 years. Chet once said, if I remember correctly, that Paul could play everything that he could!! Now that's a compliment!!!🙂 In 2011, Chet's daughter bestowed on him the last Certified Guitar Player award and said there would be no more allowed by the Atkins estate.

[@waynechan2804]

THANK YOU CHET ATKINS!!! YOU PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE EVERY TIME I WATCH YOU AND LISTEN TO YOUR RENDITION OF THE "HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG" AS WELL AS THE "STARDUST" YOU PLAYED TOGETHER WITH STANLEY JORDAN. THOSE TWO MELODIES ARE SO PRETTY AND NERVE SOOTHING HITS. FOR STANLEY JORDAN THANK YOU TOO AND WISH YOU TOO TO BE ALL YOU CAN WITH MUSIC AND PLS KEEP ROCKIN' BABY❤🎉😅

[@charleshill9649]

The man is a legend, the first Certified. Guitar. Player.

[@mrmusic248]

What a privilege to have shared some time on this planet with these two masters. I hope they are still collaborating in the afterlife.

[@alanormstonmyfavoritesongs2664]

I remember when it came on on PBS (channel 17). I'm a guitar player myself.. I was 13 at the time and I don't think that a stick of dynamite could have moved me away from the TV that night

[@renateotto-ruf6444]

Dankeschön für eure wundervolle Grtarrenmusik Renate grüßt🙋‍♀️🐘😍😊

[@vikramjitbanerjeetuki]

So blessed and grateful to have this footage available to watch and listen to❤❤❤

[@codym8897]

This performance from Austin City Limits is from Season 7 in 1982. You can see that this was the season that they debuted the Austin skyline backdrop. The closing credits show the fun and wacky things the crew was doing while filming the show. I like that they showed the crew having fun because it makes sense for them to be enjoying themselves while they're working on such a great show. It also makes me wish I could work with people like this. Carey Spreen brings the fun in this picture. He's wearing a 10-gallon hat and a striped shirt while getting videotape all over himself. I hope they gave him a bonus for that performance! In this photo, Terry Lickona, Carol Patton Cornsilk, and Susan Caldwell show why they were three of the key people who made Austin City Limits the iconic show it is today. They all look like they are having a lot of fun, which makes me wish I could work with people like this. This photo of Steve Bittick and Bill Grimes is such a fun glimpse of the goings-on backstage at Austin City Limits. Everyone looks happy and like they're having fun, which makes me wish I could work with people like this. In the background, you can see the other members of the crew getting the stage ready for the performance. It's really cool to see a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into making a television show. Augie Kymmel looks like she's in a good mood in this picture. She's wearing a cute striped shirt and white pants while reading a book and talking on the phone. This behind-the-scenes look at what goes into making a television show is really cool. It's great to see the technical expertise that goes into producing a quality TV program like Austin City Limits. 👍

[@stevejander1429]

My first and greatest guitar hero. I took some finger style lessons when I was 12 and learned to play Freight Train.

[@GarnetDavison]

❤Chet Atkins

[@DUGGER1947]

Chet and Jethro weren't just related with their musical careers, they were brothers-in-law. Chet married Leona Johnson, Jethro married Lois Johnson. In the 40's they were a singing duet out of Cincinnati, "The Johnson Twins."

[@horrorskopf]

Thanks for these details :-)

[@codym8897]

This performance from 1982 is a trip down memory lane for anyone old enough to remember it. The setlist includes a bunch of hits from the 70s and 80s, and even a few oldies from the 50s and 60s. For a little bit of context, this is the 7th season of Austin City Limits, when they debuted the Austin skyline backdrop. That year, the music world lost Marty Robbins, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Thelonious Monk. But it wasn’t all bad news: George Strait had a #1 hit, and Roger Miller won a Tony award.👍

[@GarnetDavison]

I would like to hear it.

[@garybryson1900]

Very talented man. I also like his demeanor.

[@DUGGER1947]

Chet was a true and authentic "country gentleman."

[@baconation3771]

Chet has been a central figure in my family for many decades, since 1872 or so I believe.... Anyways, my father always told me Chet was his favorite so I caught on real quick. I last spotted him in Portland Maine playing with the PSO and we loved it. All respect and props to the authentic Certified Guitar Player.

[@rossrowley4331]

Paul Yandell is wonderful in this.

[@stanfluellen2689]

This was back when adults going out on the town looked like adults.

[@paulwilton735]

Real musicians. There are so many phonies out there.

[@thingfish000]

So true.

[@れろるんししゃも]

大ファンだったノーキーが憧れた人 凄すぎる 一曲目はノーキーも弾いてるけど 越えられなかったかなぁ 唯一無二のゴッド・オブ・ギターだ

[@bruceh5148]

Second song was dance with me by orleans.

[@cs6113]

Bravo! Many thanks.

[@georgekunkel5819]

Thank you for sharing.

[@JohnTimothy-m8x]

I'm having some fun pic kin along sometimes I'll hit the right note. Haa oo wow these cats can play

[@jimconnelly2851]

Chet and Jethro!

[@simon-oy6um]

Not to forget what we alearned from him😊

[@1251966LH]

El mejor guitarrista que ha existido!!!

[@b2c3d4e5]

Fantastic.

[@harmonicajohn1059]

I thought jethro would come in on the piccolo part on S&S Forever

[@MikeO-p8l]

Has there ever been a mrs or miss guitar?

[@pytheus]

Fantastic!! Thank you!!

[@bryanhenderson3667]

Absolutely Fantastic! What was the second last tunes played before San Antonio Rose ? Many thanks .

[@xiangqiforchessplayers9209]

Faded Love preceded San Antonio Rose

[@ВалерийЖирнов-ж9д]

Бесподобно!

[@mamabongpal]

What's the name of the second song? That one hits great

[@rickharris4513]

Dance With Me, originally a hit by Orleans in 1975.

[@mamabongpal]

​@@rickharris4513damn thanks a lot

[@2666loco]

I wish somebody would put a 4k of this program on You Tube. I recorded the original show on PBS long ago straight off the TV. That was in the 70's or 80's. I copied it to DVD. I still have the original VHS tape from PBS. I dubbed it to DVD

[@JohnTimothy-m8x]

R u a piker

[@kisahanii]

That Dance With Me cover was off the charts

[@grassroot011]

Threw in some sour notes as melding the North with the South, still not a sweet proposition, eh? Haa. Yup !

[@peter-laputayung4889]

9:31 what is the song?

[@olecranonrebellion9976]

Burns killin me with the comment about the folks walking in late. Lol. Im dying laughing.

[@henryb160]

He should've handed his guitar to Jethro, who was a much better player.

[@jeffwepfer4426]

What a great.