Chet Atkins: Me and My Guitars (Includes Signed Pamphlet)

Cochran, Russ; Atkins, Chet

ISBN 10: 0634055658 / ISBN 13: 9780634055652

Published by Hal Leonard, 2003

About this Item

181p. Includes a staple-bound pamphlet SIGNED by Chet Atkins in blue ink on front panel. Signature has not been authenticated. Previous owner's inscription penned on internal front cover under flap with some pencil notations on rear internal cover, but contents are otherwise unmarked with color photos throughout. Covers are glossy with minor edge wear. Binding is tight with an uncreased spine that's mildly chipped on edges.

Seller Inventory # 108131

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chet Atkins: Me and My Guitars (Includes Signed Pamphlet)
• Publisher: Hal Leonard
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0634055658
• ISBN 13: 9780634055652
• Binding: Folio Softcover
• Edition: Signed.
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • MUSIC
  • AUTOGRAPHS

About this title

Synopsis

Chet Atkins: Me and My Guitars is, without a doubt, the most comprehensive and enlightening book on Chet Atkins ever published. A friend of Atkins' for 40 years, Russ Cochran was privy to stories from Chet that even the most knowledgeable Chet fan would never know about. Chet tells it all in his own words about his childhood, his playing influences and early struggles to find work, along with insight into the guitars he used and endorsed along the way. The book includes full-color photos of Chet and his guitars, many only previously seen in a limited collector's edition. Photographer Wolf Hoffman manages to expertly capture the images of some very famous guitars played by Chet, including his first Sears Roebuck Silvertone, custom made D'Angelicos, the Gretsches, and the prototype models of the current Gibson Country Gentleman guitars. Over 60 guitars in Chet's private collection are photographed in Chet's home and his office on Music Row. Chet speaks about each of his important guitars - including the Gibson L-10 which his brother Jim gave him - telling the story of his career as seen through his guitars. More than just a pictorial review of his guitars throughout the years, it's a fascinating look inside the mind of history's greatest guitar player. This book will appeal to guitar collectors and Chet Atkins fans everywhere. Full-color and B/W photos throughout.

About the Author

Russ Cochran is a Hal Leonard author.