Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions: Chet Licks Start Price USD 22.65 Current Price USD 22.65 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 04, 2008 End Time Thursday, December 04, 2008 Location jackson heights, NY See more about 'Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions: Chet Licks' Description bestdiaprices store About the Actor Chet (Chester) Burton Atkins is perhaps the best-known, most influential guitarist of recent times. Volumes have been written about him, and his accolades are numerous. The following summary is by no means complete. You may check the sources listed below for more information. Born in Tennessee in 1924, Chet grew up on a farm surrounded by musical relatives. He picked up uke, mandolin, fiddle, and guitar early in life. At the age of 18, Chet landed a job as staff guitarist at Knoxville powerhouse KNOX radio. In 1946, after marrying Leona Johnson, Chet worked briefly in Nashville with Red Foley at the Grand Ole Opry. After several other short-lived jobs in various cities, Atkins returned in 1948 to Knoxville to work with Homer and Jethro. This was followed by associations with the Carter Sisters and Fred Rose. Chet quickly became one of Nashville s most respected session musicians. By 1953, Atkins was doing a lot of session work for RCA. In 1954, Chet s first LP, Gallopin Guitar, was released, and that same year he was given his own radio show on WSM. The following year, Gretsch invited Atkins to design his own signature guitar. In 1957, RCA opened its own stand-alone recording studio in Nashville and put Atkins in charge of finding talent as well as producing and playing on records. He stayed in this position through the 60s while also recording many of his own albums. After helping create many hits for others, Atkins finally had his own Top-Five single in 1965 with Yakety Axe. In the 1970 s, Chet relaxed his duties with RCA and focused on developing musical relationships. Through the rest of his life, Chet collaborated with a number of well-known players, including Jerry Reed and Lenny Breau, and others. Chet left RCA and signed with Columbia in 1982. In 1997, diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor, Atkins underwent surgery. Thereafter, he would only play with friends on occasion, or make brief, non-playing appearances at local events. Chet Atkins passed away on June 30, 2001. John McClellan is one of America''s most respected guitarists and is the Head of Classical Guitar Studies at Webster University in Saint Louis, Missouri. He has toured throughout Europe, South America, and Australia and has performed with diverse groups of musicians ranging from Tommy Emmanuel to Lucianno Pavarotti. He along with his duo partner, Kirk Hanser (The Hanser-McClellan Guitar Duo) organized the highly successful Guitar Foundation of America International Festival in 1996. Product Description Continues the best-selling Mel Bay book series: Chet Atkins In Three Dimensions, Fifty Years of Legendary Guitar Volume 1 & Volume 2. New and fascinating work (instruction and commentary) on Chet Atkins; Close-up views of right & Left Hands; Graded progression from Part 1 to Part 2 (alternating bass to advanced harmonics) and Like having a private master class from a Master Coach. Watch the author on DVD teaching and conveying his very special knowledge of guitar and Chet. Hosted by John McClellan, Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions Chet Licks clearly explains and defines the musical philosophy and style that made Chet Atkins the "singular" figure of fingerstyle guitar in the 20th century. Virtuoso guitarist and friend of the Atkins family, John demonstrates Chet's techniques (alternating bass, slurs, cross-string scales, arpeggios, tone production artificial harmonics and more and discusses the key elements of Chet's musicianship. John uses graded musical examples from pieces such as "Avalon," "Take Five," "Canned Heat," "Mainstreet Breakdown" and many others. Filmed with high quality video and audio, "Chet Licks" is a must for the guitarist who desires to learn from this American masterMr. Chet Atkins#  Actors: Chet Atkins & John McClellan# Directors: Chet Atkins & John McClellan# Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC# Language: English# Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)# Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1# Number of discs: 2# Rating:# Studio: Option Technologies# DVD Release Date: February 8, 2006# Run Time: 123 minutes Place a Bid!