Guitar by Randy Buckner

The last blog of my five-part series on John Knowles CGP, and the writing of “Chet Atkins Note-for-Note.”

Part Two: “Chet Atkins Note-for-Note” The Songs Nine songs from Atkins' album, "Chet Atkins Goes to the Movies," were transcribed for this book: "Emily" "Charade" "Solace" "The Entertainer" "A Man and a Woman" "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" "Everybody's ...

~ Knowles advises anyone who has access to a player to be as prepared as possible before they ask a question. The answer will then be heard when it comes time. ~

~ Knowles explained, ‘Don't ask questions you're not ready to hear the answer to. You won't get anything out of it except a photo for Facebook.’ ~

John Knowles: Part Two - Things Learned Nashville After working on the project for about 10 weeks, Knowles - with wife, Becky, and son, Jay, - drove to Nashville. It was time to edit the transcriptions with Chet Atkins. During their meeting, Knowles learned many details about Atkins' technique. The Meeting As part of the editing proces...

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Jazz Renaissance Quintet - George Barnes Here’s a must-have jazz guitar album, “The Jazz Renaissance Quintet: Movin’ Easy,” with George Barnes as the leader on the date. Musicians are:  George Barnes - Guitar  Hank D’Amico - Clarinet Billy Bauer - Rhythm Guitar  Jack Lesberg - Bass Cliff Leem...