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His disciple Chet Atkins simplified Travis' style by using three fingers
instead of only two. More importantly, Atkins pioneered the classic
"Nashville sound" through compositions such as
Bluesy Guitar (1946), a duet between electric guitar and clarinet,
Canned Heat (1947),
Galloping on the Guitar (1949),
Chinatown My Chinatown (1952),
Country Gentleman (1953),
Downhill Drag (1953), that progressively
downplayed the rustic role of the fiddle and the steel guitar while emphasizing
a sweeter, poppier sound based on guitar and piano.
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(Translation by/ Tradotto da Antonio Saluzzi)
Chet Atkins, discepolo di Merle Travis, ha
semplificato lo stile del maestro usando tre dita invece di due sole. Ancora
pił importante, Atkins ha aperto la strada al classico "suono di
Nashville" grazie a composizioni come Bluesy
Guitar (1946), un duetto tra chitarra elettrica e clarinetto, Canned Heat (1947), Galloping on the Guitar (1949), Chinatown
My Chinatown (1952), Country
Gentleman (1953), Downhill Drag
(1953), dove progressivamente riduceva il ruolo rustico del violino e della
steel guitar preferendo un suono pił dolce e pop basato su chitarra e
pianoforte.
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