Awards & Winners

Chet Atkins

Date of Birth 20-June-1924
Place of Birth Luttrell
(Union County, Tennessee)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Chet Atkins c.g.p., Chester Burton Atkins, Atkins, Chet
Profession Record producer, Singer, Musician, Songwriter, Guitarist, Session musician
Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins was an American guitarist, occasional vocalist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well. Atkins' signature picking style was inspired by Merle Travis. Other major guitar influences were Django Reinhardt, George Barnes, Les Paul and later Jerry Reed. His trademark picking style and musicianship brought him admirers within and outside the country scene, both in the United States and internationally. Atkins produced records for The Browns, Porter Wagoner, Norma Jean, Dolly Parton, Dottie West, Perry Como, Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, Eddy Arnold, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves, Jerry Reed, Skeeter Davis, Waylon Jennings and many others. Among many honors, Atkins received 14 Grammy Awards as well as the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, nine Country Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year awards, and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum.

Awards by Chet Atkins

Check all the awards nominated and won by Chet Atkins.

1997


Billboard Music Century Award

Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance Smokey Mountain Lullaby (feat. Chet Atkins)
Track from: Collaboration

1996


Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance
Honored for : Jam Man

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance Jam Man

1995


Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals All My Loving

1994


Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance
Honored for : Young Thing

Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year Tribute to the music of Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys
Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year Rhythm Country and Blues
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance Young Thing

1993


Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance
Honored for : Red Wing (Instrumental)
(Artists)

Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance Red Wing (Instrumental)
Artists

1992


Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance
Honored for : Sneakin' Around

Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance Tahitian Skies: Tahitian Skies / Chief O\u2019Neill\u2019s Hornpipe
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance Sneakin' Around

1991


Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year

1990


Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance
Honored for : So Soft Your Goodbye
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
Honored for : Poor Boy Blues
(Artists)

Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals Poor Boy Blues
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance So Soft Your Goodbye

1988


Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year

Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year

1985


Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance
Honored for : Cosmic Square Dance

Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance Cosmic Square Dance

1984


Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year

Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year

1983


Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year

Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year

1982


Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year

Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year

1981


Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance
Honored for : Country After All These Years
(Artist)

Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance Country After All These Years

1980


Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year

1979


Nominations 1979 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year

1978


Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance Chester & Lester

1977


Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year

1976


Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance
Honored for : Chester & Lester
(Artist)

Nominations 1976 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance Chester & Lester

1975


Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance
Honored for : The Entertainer
(Track from: Chet Atkins Goes to the Movies)

Nominations 1975 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance The Entertainer

1974


Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance
Honored for : The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show

Nominations 1974 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show

1973


Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year

1972


Nominations 1972 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year

1971


Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance
Honored for : Snowbird
(Artist)

Nominations 1971 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance Snowbird

1970


Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance
Honored for : Smell the Flowers / Jerry Reed

Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance Smell the Flowers / Jerry Reed

1969


Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year

Nominations 1969 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year

1968


Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year

Nominations 1968 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year

1967


Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year

Nominations 1967 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year