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to pop success became more common. He and
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condition, Atkins was a sensitive youth who became obsessed with music. Because of his illness, he was forced to sleep in a straight-back chair to breathe comfortably. On those nights, he played his guitar until he fell asleep holding it, a habit that lasted his whole life. While living in
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radio. This early influence dramatically shaped his unique playing style. Whereas Travis used his index finger on his right hand for the melody and his thumb for the bass notes, Atkins expanded his right-hand style to include picking with his first three fingers, with the thumb on bass. He also
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credited Atkins with inventing the "popwise 'Nashville sound' that rescued country music from a commercial slump" and ranked him number 21 on their list of "The 100 Greatest
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was one of the best-selling recordings of Atkins's career. At the same time, he grew dissatisfied with the direction
Gretsch (no longer family-owned) was going and withdrew his authorization for them to use his name and began designing guitars with
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Chicago in 1947, but they did not sell. He did some studio work for RCA that year, but had relocated to Knoxville again where he worked with Homer and Jethro on WNOX's new Saturday night radio show
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general class licensee. Formerly using the call sign WA4CZD, he obtained the vanity call sign W4CGP in 1998 to include the CGP designation, which supposedly stood for "Certified Guitar Picker". He was a member of the
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and eliminated fiddles and steel guitar from many recordings, though not all, as a means of making country singers appeal to pop fans, many of whom disliked the "twang" elements of country. This became known as the
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includes the song "Ode to Chet", which includes the lyrics "'Cause I can win her over like Romeo did Juliet, if I can only show her I can almost pick that legato lick like Chet" and "It'll take more than
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to sign Atkins, as his style (with the success of Merle Travis as a hit recording artist) was suddenly in vogue. Sholes, A&R director of country music at RCA, tracked Atkins down in Denver.
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featured Maybelle Carter and daughters June, Helen, and Anita. Their work soon attracted attention from the Grand Ole Opry. The group relocated to
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1108:In later years, he returned to radio, appearing on
5569:Deaths from colorectal cancer in the United States
2360:"Performing Arts Center, Buffalo State University"
1257:'s thumb-picking style came from Atkins' playing.
5604:Million Dollar Band (country music group) members
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2457:"Steve Howe: The 10 Records That Changed My Life"
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328:Atkins's signature picking style was inspired by
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3108:C. B. Atkins & C. E. Snow by Special Request
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3472:The Essential Chet Atkins: The Columbia Years
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3444:The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends
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2531:Kienzle, Rich (1998). "Chet Atkins".
2431:"Johnny Winter Interview: April 2004"
2334:"Chet Atkins Parkway Bill Resolution"
2051:Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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1593:1991 Best Country Vocal Collaboration
1399:Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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478:Atkins was born on June 20, 1924, in
451:Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
332:. Other major guitar influences were
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5629:People from Union County, Tennessee
5624:Musicians from Knoxville, Tennessee
5544:American country singer-songwriters
4823:Binkley Brothers' Dixie Clodhoppers
3410:The Best of Chet on the Road — Live
3017:Work It Out with Chet Atkins C.G.P.
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3355:The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat
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5368:Tompall & the Glaser Brothers
3451:Galloping Guitar: The Early Years
2771:Chet Atkins Plays Back Home Hymns
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2533:The Encyclopedia of Country Music
2029:"A Guitarist Paul Yandell Passes"
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715:on KWTO. This incarnation of the
455:Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum
439:Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
5659:American male singer-songwriters
5644:20th-century American guitarists
5584:Country musicians from Tennessee
5529:20th-century classical musicians
3313:The Atkins–Travis Traveling Show
2848:Chet Atkins Picks on the Beatles
2666:Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins
2507:. Record Research. p. 392.
2489:McClellan, John; Bratic, Deyan.
2260:Official Web Site of Chet Atkins
2178:Allmusic biography of Don Gibson
1488:The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show
1387:1985 Instrumentalist of the Year
1382:1984 Instrumentalist of the Year
1377:1983 Instrumentalist of the Year
1372:1982 Instrumentalist of the Year
1367:1981 Instrumentalist of the Year
1362:1969 Instrumentalist of the Year
1357:1968 Instrumentalist of the Year
1352:1967 Instrumentalist of the Year
5589:American fingerstyle guitarists
5564:Deaths from cancer in Tennessee
5559:Record producers from Tennessee
4199:Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3437:The Best of Chet Atkins, Vol. 2
3171:Chet Atkins Picks on Jerry Reed
2687:Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions
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3327:First Nashville Guitar Quartet
2982:Chet Atkins Goes to the Movies
2582:Allmusic entry for Chet Atkins
2505:Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008
2385:Turner, Dale (June 18, 2014).
2272:"Biography – Chet Atkins"
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3132:Chet Atkins Picks on the Pops
3003:Country After All These Years
2659:Chet Atkins' Gallopin' Guitar
2127:. Accessed on March 28, 2008.
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3458:Guitar Legend: The RCA Years
2193:. Focal Press. p. 1154.
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3072:Chet Atkins and His Guitar
2757:Christmas with Chet Atkins
2673:A Session with Chet Atkins
2565:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2011:'Interview of Chet Atkins'
1897:"Chet Plays; Gatlin Lives"
1722:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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1271:Nothin' but the Taillights
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3403:And Then Came Chet Atkins
3391:After the Riot at Newport
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3256:World's Greatest Melodies
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1392:1988 Musician of the Year
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1322:My Tribute to Chet Atkins
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3010:East Tennessee Christmas
2975:The Night Atlanta Burned
2855:From Nashville with Love
2715:Chet Atkins in Hollywood
2416:August 25, 2011, at the
1792:August 27, 2017, at the
1584:"So Soft, Your Goodbye"
1173:Country Music Television
860:, Ferris's replacement.
698:The Tennessee Barn Dance
474:Childhood and early life
441:. He also received nine
5609:Music of East Tennessee
3430:The Best of Chet Atkins
3320:Chet, Floyd & Danny
3299:Chet, Floyd & Boots
2764:The Most Popular Guitar
2503:Whitburn, Joel (2008).
2293:March 23, 2008, at the
2138:"Opry Timeline – 1950s"
1334:Chet Atkins discography
676:Signing with RCA Victor
189:Chet Atkins discography
5599:Grand Ole Opry members
4813:Bashful Brother Oswald
4607:Old Crow Medicine Show
3526:Awards for Chet Atkins
2080:on September 20, 2005.
1563:"Cosmic Square Dance"
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5493:Steven Curtis Chapman
5328:Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
4848:Carl Butler and Pearl
4301:(Ahmet Ertegun Award)
3213:Nashville String Band
3125:The Pops Goes Country
2750:Chet Atkins' Workshop
2743:The Other Chet Atkins
2189:Ballou, Glen (1998).
2096:Country Standard Time
1943:Chet Atkins' Workshop
1941:(1961). liner notes.
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1120:American Public Media
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908:Newport Jazz Festival
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748:Country Music Jubilee
702:Midday Merry Go Round
666:Springfield, Missouri
307:the Country Gentleman
299:Chester Burton Atkins
225:The Country All-Stars
64:Chester Burton Atkins
5534:Amateur radio people
5424:The Wilburn Brothers
5358:Uncle Jimmy Thompson
4943:Little Jimmy Dickens
4933:The Delmore Brothers
4462:Dailey & Vincent
3810:Hargus "Pig" Robbins
3644:Hargus "Pig" Robbins
2792:Our Man in Nashville
1136:Seven Spanish Angels
1063:Chester & Lester
1052:Chester & Lester
867:Atkins listening as
742:The Eddy Arnold Show
618:Sunshine Sue Workman
585:(now WNML) radio in
577:Early musical career
317:, helped create the
109:Nashville, Tennessee
5444:The Willis Brothers
5158:The Louvin Brothers
4978:The Everly Brothers
4968:The Duke of Paducah
4938:The DeZurik Sisters
3203:Jazz from the Hills
3045:Chet Atkins, C.G.P.
2869:It's a Guitar World
2834:My Favorite Guitars
2827:Progressive Pickin'
2701:Chet Atkins at Home
2694:Finger Style Guitar
2603:interviewed on the
2340:on January 28, 2005
2165:Welcome to My World
2163:Allmusic entry for
1846:on January 10, 2004
1658:Asleep at the Wheel
930:Million Dollar Band
645:National Barn Dance
612:before heading for
564:Chet Atkins was an
480:Luttrell, Tennessee
92:Luttrell, Tennessee
5639:RCA Victor artists
5103:Johnnie & Jack
5038:George Hamilton IV
4868:The Carter Sisters
4602:The Oak Ridge Boys
3274:Chester and Lester
2954:For the Good Times
2312:The New York Times
2122:"Chet Atkins Dies"
2098:. October 22, 2009
1817:. October 13, 2023
1525:Chester and Lester
1503:"The Entertainer"
1140:Bridges Auditorium
946:Nine-O-One Network
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254:The Carter Sisters
28:Mr. Guitar (album)
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2806:The Guitar Genius
2514:978-0-89820-177-2
2222:978-0-7866-5877-0
2144:on March 30, 2019
1939:Halberstam, David
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5183:Uncle Dave Macon
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1216:Interstate 185
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1099:Tommy Emmanuel
1084:Roger C. Field
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996:Boots Randolph
836:Oh Lonesome Me
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713:Carter Sisters
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650:Grand Ole Opry
593:and the comic
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344:, and, later,
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4170:Class of 2002
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4039:Carter Family
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3981:Jenee Fleenor
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3975:Jenee Fleenor
3973:
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3969:Jenee Fleenor
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3952:Jenee Fleenor
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3863:Jerry Douglas
3861:
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3857:Randy Scruggs
3855:
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3851:Jerry Douglas
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3839:Randy Scruggs
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3833:Jerry Douglas
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3786:Mark O'Connor
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3780:Mark O'Connor
3778:
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3774:Mark O'Connor
3772:
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3768:Mark O'Connor
3766:
3763:
3762:Mark O'Connor
3760:
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3756:Mark O'Connor
3754:
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3739:Johnny Gimble
3737:
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3733:Johnny Gimble
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81:
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70:Also known as
67:
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36:
33:
29:
22:
5478:
5459:Marion Worth
5429:Don Williams
5419:Slim Whitman
5393:Billy Walker
5353:B. J. Thomas
5313:Jean Shepard
5308:Earl Scruggs
5248:Minnie Pearl
5193:Mel McDaniel
5178:Loretta Lynn
5143:Hank Locklin
5138:Pee Wee King
5123:Doug Kershaw
5108:George Jones
5078:Ferlin Husky
4983:Lester Flatt
4918:Cowboy Copas
4903:Jerry Clower
4838:Jim Ed Brown
4828:Margie Bowes
4802:
4707:Travis Tritt
4702:Randy Travis
4692:Marty Stuart
4682:Connie Smith
4677:Ricky Skaggs
4632:Stu Phillips
4627:Carly Pearce
4622:Dolly Parton
4612:Brad Paisley
4587:Craig Morgan
4537:Dustin Lynch
4507:Chris Janson
4502:Alan Jackson
4432:Garth Brooks
4392:Trace Adkins
4326:
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4280:Chris Frantz
4268:
4262:Tommy Ramone
4258:Marky Ramone
4238:
4231:
4197:
4190:
4183:
4105:Merle Travis
4087:Minnie Pearl
4081:Pee Wee King
4075:Owen Bradley
4062:
4057:Jimmie Davis
3940:Mac McAnally
3934:Mac McAnally
3922:Mac McAnally
3916:Mac McAnally
3910:Mac McAnally
3904:Mac McAnally
3898:Mac McAnally
3881:Mac McAnally
3875:Mac McAnally
3869:Mac McAnally
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3422:compilations
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3306:Superpickers
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3059:Almost Alone
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2394:. Retrieved
2391:Guitar World
2390:
2380:
2370:February 27,
2368:. Retrieved
2364:the original
2354:
2342:. Retrieved
2338:the original
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2316:. Retrieved
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2100:. Retrieved
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2033:. Retrieved
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1900:
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1848:. Retrieved
1844:the original
1819:. Retrieved
1814:
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1797:
1764:
1720:
1719:
1670:Marty Stuart
1628:
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1524:
1487:
1478:Merle Travis
1451:Me and Jerry
1450:
1411:
1410:
1397:
1396:
1343:
1342:
1321:
1315:
1295:Connie Smith
1288:
1281:
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1198:
1190:Eric Johnson
1183:
1177:
1169:Brian Setzer
1165:Marty Stuart
1156:
1153:
1118:program, on
1113:
1107:
1092:
1088:Suzy Bogguss
1076:
1062:
1056:
1050:
1035:Bob Ferguson
1032:
1024:colon cancer
1013:
1010:Later career
1000:Bob Ferguson
989:
969:Dolly Parton
961:Connie Smith
945:
942:
911:
905:
901:
885:plate reverb
874:
851:
845:
813:
804:Owen Bradley
797:
788:RCA Studio A
784:Owen Bradley
776:RCA Studio B
769:
752:
746:
740:
729:
706:
701:
697:
694:
690:Steve Sholes
679:
658:Owen Bradley
648:to join the
643:
633:
625:Jethro Burns
622:
607:
580:
563:
546:Merle Travis
543:
536:
532:Paul Yandell
516:John Knowles
513:
509:
477:
433:received 14
427:
426:
382:Floyd Cramer
370:Dolly Parton
330:Merle Travis
327:
315:Bob Ferguson
311:Owen Bradley
306:
302:
298:
297:
285:misterguitar
249:Merle Travis
196:Years active
148:country rock
104:(2001-06-30)
32:
5519:2001 deaths
5514:1924 births
5474:Faron Young
5449:Chubby Wise
5408:Dottie West
5403:Kitty Wells
5378:Justin Tubb
5373:Ernest Tubb
5283:Leon Rhodes
5253:Webb Pierce
5208:Bill Monroe
5188:Rose Maddox
5128:Hal Ketchum
5088:Sonny James
5063:Goldie Hill
5058:Hoot Hester
5033:Tom T. Hall
5028:Theron Hale
5018:Jack Greene
5003:Troy Gentry
4898:Patsy Cline
4878:Johnny Cash
4803:Chet Atkins
4793:Eddy Arnold
4788:Jack Anglin
4762:Chris Young
4737:Gene Watson
4722:Keith Urban
4712:Josh Turner
4687:Mike Snider
4657:Don Schlitz
4557:Del McCoury
4467:Diamond Rio
4457:John Conlee
4447:Terri Clark
4427:Clint Black
4327:Chet Atkins
4309:Jim Stewart
4276:David Byrne
4250:Joey Ramone
4233:Gene Pitney
4185:Isaac Hayes
4117:Hubert Long
4099:Kitty Wells
4069:Patsy Cline
4063:Chet Atkins
4045:Bill Monroe
3798:Brent Mason
3792:Brent Mason
3727:Chet Atkins
3709:Chet Atkins
3703:Chet Atkins
3697:Chet Atkins
3691:Chet Atkins
3685:Chet Atkins
3591:Chet Atkins
3585:Chet Atkins
3579:Chet Atkins
3510:Discography
3383:Live albums
3334:Reflections
3242:Identified!
3117:Boston Pops
3101:Reminiscing
2644:Chet Atkins
2601:Chet Atkins
2592:Chet Atkins
2102:October 29,
2031:. Music Row
1821:October 14,
1683:"Red Wing"
1466:"Snowbird"
1328:Discography
1291:Eddy Arnold
1266:Clint Black
1247:Doyle Dykes
1201:smooth jazz
1043:Lenny Breau
924:through to
918:White House
887:. With his
869:Bill Porter
858:Bill Porter
816:Jordanaires
753:Jubilee USA
733:Mr. Sandman
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394:Eddy Arnold
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5508:Categories
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5323:Carl Smith
5288:Tex Ritter
5278:Jim Reeves
5273:Del Reeves
5258:Ray Pillow
5168:Ira Louvin
5153:Bobby Lord
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4843:The Browns
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4177:Performers
4093:Paul Cohen
3614:Jerry Reed
3597:Jerry Reed
3397:In Concert
3249:The Bandit
3149:Jerry Reed
3024:Stay Tuned
2989:Teen Scene
2799:Teen Scene
2736:Teensville
2344:January 9,
2288:"Obituary"
1947:RCA Victor
1735:References
1711:"Jam Man"
1674:Vince Gill
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1441:Jerry Reed
1299:Jerry Reed
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1235:Earl Klugh
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5263:Ray Price
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4993:Curly Fox
4988:Red Foley
4888:Roy Clark
4778:Roy Acuff
4617:Jon Pardi
4442:Henry Cho
4221:Tom Petty
4205:Ron Blair
4123:Hank Snow
3962:2021−2030
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3891:2011−2020
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3827:Dann Huff
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3749:1991−2000
3678:1981−1990
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3656:Roy Clark
3650:Roy Clark
3607:1971−1980
3572:1967−1970
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3228:Down Home
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244:Hank Snow
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3632:Don Rich
3420:Selected
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