Birth Name: Chester Burton Atkins
Occupation: Guitarist
Place Of Birth: TN
Date Of Birth: June 20, 1924
Date Of Death: June 30, 2001
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Chet Atkins was born on the 20th of June, 1924. He was popular for being a Guitarist. Guitarist, vocalist, and record producer who recorded with many different performing artists, from Elvis to Hank Williams. He has won the Instrumentalist of the Year honor from the Country Music Association nine times.
Chet Atkins was born in TN. He traded an old pistol and did some chores for a guitar when he was nine. He began playing seriously when he was in high school. He received fourteen Grammy Awards for his distinctive Nashville guitar sound.
Chet Atkins was a Gemini and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Chet Atkins was born in 1920s. The 1920s represented an era of change and growth. The decade was one of learning and exploration. The economic boom and the Jazz Age were over, and America began the period called the Great Depression. Discover what happened on this day.
Chester Burton Atkins is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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Chet Atkins was born in the Year of the Rat.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Chester Burton Atkins |
| NICKNAME: | Chet Atkins, Mr. Guitar, The Country Gentleman |
| RELIGION: | Other |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Gemini |
| BIRTH DAY: | Friday |
| DEATH DAY: | Saturday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Chet Atkins was a Gemini. People of this zodiac sign like music, books, magazines, chatting, short trips and dislike being alone, repetition and routine. The strengths of this sign are being gentle, affectionate, curious, adaptable, able to learn quickly, while weaknesses can be nervous, inconsistent and indecisive. The greatest overall compatibility with Gemini is Sagittarius and Aquarius.
Chinese Zodiac: Chet Atkins was born in the Year of the Serpent. People born under this sign are clever and charming. They're curious, but sometimes too motivated by money.
Ruling Planet: Chet Atkins had a ruling planet of Mercury and has a ruling planet of Mercury and by astrological associations Wednesday is ruled by Mercury. In Astrology, Mercury is the planet that rules our mindset. People who are born with Mercury as the ruling planet have communication skills, intellect and cleverness.
Chet Atkins’s birth sign is Gemini and he had a ruling planet of Mercury.
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