The Story of the Guitar
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The Story of the Guitar is a Documentary programme.
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Looks like an interesting series
thats it . . after 35years now is the time to become a guitar hero . .
I am very disappointed so far with this programme. There seems to be no mention of one of the Worlds greatist guitar players. Chet Atkins is the name. Chet was head of RCA records in Nashville and produced some of the greatest Country hits. He was one of the first guitarists to introduce thumbstyle picking to the World and he was also one of the most recorded musicians in history.Chet put the Gretsch guitar on the map and he designed some of the Gretsch guitars with his name on them. He did the same for Gibson. He was the man who created the Nashville sound. For anyone no sure of Chet Atkins put his name into youtube. Chet should have been the first guitar player on the story of the guitar.Here's hoping that I am wrong. A. Cameron
Good series...and I have to agree with alexander cameron. I, too, am a huge Chet fan - (his playing helped me develop my picking style) - great, great performer/producer. Also there has been no mention of Lonnie Donegan, the king of skiffle, who must have helped hugely with the sale of thousands of acoustic guitars in the late 50s early 60s - OK, not a particularly proficient player but a massive influence on us at the time. Keep twangin' picking and strumming all you guys out there....!
It is unbelievable that the BBC can make a programme entitled "The Story of The Guitar" without mentioning Chet Atkins. The presenter, Alan Yentob, even went to Nashville, which was the home of the late Chet Atkins, during the making of the programme. How can anyone researching or making a programme called "The Story of The Guitar" visit Nashville and not realise the important part that Chet played in "The Story of The Guitar"? It's like making a programme about the first moonwalk without mentioning Neil Armstrong. Some of the people who really shaped the progress of the guitar were not featured in the programmes and instead the programmes were littered with guitar thrashers and bashers. This series has been thoroughly disappointing. Shame on you BBC.
Hi.
Unfortunatly i miss whole sections of this rater excellent programme. Will it be played again and if so when. If not will it be available on DVD.