July 5, 1978 - you do not want to miss Les Paul and Chet Atkins promoting their latest album "Guitar Monsters" at "Today" on NBC

June 30, 2001 - Chet Atkins, American guitar virtuoso, also known as "Mr. Guitar" passed away aged 77. He is remembered.

May 5, 1988 - you do not want to miss Chet Atkins singing and playing guitar at "The Smothers Brothers Show" on CBS

April 15, 1964 - the "Country Legends" European tour with The Blue Boys, The Anita Kerr Singers, Bobby Bare, Chet Atkins and Jim Reeves stops at The Njardhallen Sportshall in Oslo, Norway

Peter Gabriel & Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Phil Collins & David Crosby, Laura Mvula & Esperanza Spalding, Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo', Les Paul & Chet Atkins, King Curtis & Champion Jack Dupree, Stevie Wonder & Chick Corea, Larry Graham & Prince, Rodrigo Y Gabriela & Robert Trujillo, Bon Jovi & Aerosmith, Aerosmith & Jimmy Page, Sting, Zucchero & Jeff Beck

Chet Atkins, Stanley Jordan, Lee Ritenour, Mike Stern, Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Steve Vai, Mick Taylor, Randy Bachman, Buckethead, John Frusciante, Angus Young, Ritchie Blackmore, Pete Townshend

'Fourplay' is their eponymous debut album (featuring Harvey Mason, Lee Ritenour, Nathan East & Bob James) released on September 17, 1991 by Warner Bros. Records.

Track listing : 1.Bali Run (Lee Ritenour, Bob James) - 05:32 . 2.101 Eastbound (Nathan East, Marcel East) - 05:57 . 3.Foreplay (Lee Ritenour) - 05:26 . 4.Moonjogger (Bob James) - 06:16 . 5.Max-O-Man (Harvey Mason, Sr., Michael Lang) - 05:33 . 6.After the Dance (Marvin Gaye, T-Boy Ross, Leon Ware) - 06:05 . 7.Quadrille (Marvin Gaye, Bob James) - 05:43 . 8.Midnight Stroll (Harvey Mason, Sr.) - 04:44 .

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This day (September 16, 1953), in Detroit, Michigan, is born Earl Klugh, an American smooth / fusion guitarist

Wikipedia : This day (September 16, 1953), in Detroit, Michigan, is born Earl Klugh, an American smooth

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Ray Charles 'Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two' is an album (following the success of Vol 1) recorded on September 5 and 7, 1962 and released in October 1962 by ABC-Paramount.

Track listing : 1.You Are My Sunshine (Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell)- 03:01 . 2.No Letter Today (Ted Daffan)- 03:01 . 3.Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) (James Hodges)- 02:41 . 4.Don't Tell Me Your Troubles (Don Gibson)- 02:07 . 5.Midnight (Boudleaux Bryant, Chet Atkins)- 03:17 . 6.Oh Lonesome Me (Don Gibson)- 02:10 . 7.Take These Chains from My Heart (Fred Rose, Hy Heath)- 02:57 . 8.Your Cheating Heart (Hank Williams)-

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Bill Frisell's 'Nashville' is his ninth album recorded in 1995/1996 in Nashville and released on April 29, 1997 by Elektra Nonesuch.

Track Listing : 1.Gimme A Holler (Bill Frisell

) - 05:02 . 2.Go Jake (Bill Frisell) - 04:27 . 3.One Of These Days (Neil Young) - 04:51 . 4.Mr. Memory (Bill Frisell) - 03:59 . 5.Brother (Bill Frisell) - 06:03 . 6.Will Jesus Wash The Bloodstains From Your Hands (Hazel Dickens) - 03:09 . 7.Keep Your Eyes Open (Bill Frisell) - 03:31 . 8.Pipe Down (Bill Frisell) - 06:50 . 9.Family (Bill Frisell) - 05:22 . 10.We'Re Not From Around Here (Bill Frisell) - 04:22 . 11.Dogwood Acres (Bill Frisell) - 05:28 . 12.Shucks (Bill Frisell) - 04:15 . 13.The End Of The World (Arthur Kent, Sylvia…

Elvis Presley's 'Elvis Is Back!' is his tenth studio album recorded after his return from the U.S. Army.and released on April 8, 1960 by RCA Victor in mono and stereo

Track Listing : 1.Make Me Know It (Otis Blackwell) - 01:58 . 2.Fever (John Davenport, Eddie Cooley) - 03:31 . 3.The Girl Of My Best Friend (Beverly Ross, Sam Bobrick) - 02:21 . 4.I Will Be Home Again (Bennie Benjamin, Raymond Leveen, Louis C. Singer) - 02:33 . 5.Dirty, Dirty Feeling (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 01:35 . 6.Thrill Of Your Love (Stan Kesler) - 02:59 . 7.Soldier Boy (David Jones, Theodore Williams, Jr.) - 03:04 . 8.Such A Night (Lincoln Chase) - 02:58 . 9.It Feels So Right (Fred Wise, Ben Weisman) - 02:09 . 10.Girl Next Door Went A-Walking (Bill Rice, Thomas

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"Elvis Presley" is his eponymous debut studio album released, in mono, on March 23, 1956 by Rca Victor.

Track Listing : 1.Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins) - 02:00 . 2.I'M Counting On You (Don Robertson) - 02:25 . 3.I Got A Woman (Ray Charles, Renald Richard) - 02:25 . 4.One-Sided Love Affair (Bill Campbell) - 02:11 . 5.I Love You Because (Leon Payne) - 02:43 . 6.Just Because (Bob Shelton, Joe Shelton, Sydney Robin) - 02:34 . 7.Tutti Frutti (Dorothy Labostrie, Richard Wayne Penniman) - 01:59 . 8.Tryin' To Get To You (Rose Marie Mccoy, Charles Singleton) - 02:31 . 9.I'M Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry

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Pat Metheny's 'One Quiet Night' is a solo album recorded on November 21, 2001 and January 2003 on acoustic and baritone guitars and released on May 13, 2003 By Warner Bros.

Track Listing : 1.One Quiet Night (Pat Metheny) - 05:02 . 2.Song For The Boys (Pat Metheny) - 04:30 . 3.Don'T Know Why (Jesse Harris) - 03:08 . 4.Another Chance (Pat Metheny) - 06:48 . 5.Time Goes On (Pat Metheny) - 03:18 . 6.My Song (Keith Jarrett) - 04:20 . 7.Peace Memory (Pat Metheny) - 06:11 . 8.Ferry Cross The Mersey (Gerry Marsden) - 03:57 . 9.Over On 4Th Street (Pat Metheny) - 03:39 . 10.I Will Find The Way (Pat Metheny) - 07:49 . 11.North To South, East To West (Pat Metheny) - 12:02 . 12.Last Train Home (Pat Metheny) - 04:35

Musicians : Pat Metheny– Guitars, Baritone

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'Elvis / Elvis Presley No. 2' is his second studio album recorded in September in Hollywood and released on October 19, 1956 in mono by RCA Victor.

Track Listing : 1.Rip It Up (Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco) - 01:50 . 2.Love Me (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 02:41 . 3.When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again (Gene Sullivan, Wiley Walker) - 02:18 . 4.Long Tall Sally (Robert Blackwell, Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman) - 01:51 . 5.First In Line (Aaron Schroeder, Ben Weisman) - 03:21 . 6.Paralyzed (Otis Blackwell, ElvisPresley) - 02:18 . 7.So Glad You'Re Mine (Arthur Crudup) -02:18 . 8.Old Shep (Red Foley) - 04:10 . 9.Ready Teddy

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This Day (but in 2011), George Benson releases "Guitar Man" a mostly instrumental album.

Now, guitar players are great on CD or streaming, but they are even better on video. By the simple fact that you can watch their fingers. (No you cannot on a CD).

So we have compiled a "Benson Strictly Guitar" video playlist featuring a non-singing Benson, for all of you out there who love to watch the guitarists' fingers.

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1.(With Jack Mcduff / Antibes, 1964) - 04:26 . 2.Benson'S Rider (Newport Jazz Festival, 1966) - 07:44 . 3.L'Aventure Du Jazz (1972) - 02:25 . 4.Tribute To John Hammond (With Benny Goodman / 1975) - 04:18. 5.Affirmation (1976) - 05:52. 6.Take Five (Montreux, 1976) - 08:33. 7.Breezin' (With Carlos Santana/ Midnight Special, 1976) - 06:38. 8.Breezin' (Old Grey Whistle Test…

Released on March 8, 2005 ( originally in 2002 in Emmanuel"s native Australia), "Endless Road" is an album by Tommy Emmanuel

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Starting and ending with Pablo Beltran Ruiz's composition Quien Sera / Sway', we have mixed 18 'mixing Latin, Jazz & Pop' tunes around the theme of 'Pablo Beltran Ruiz'. It has Cher, Bobby Darin, Mose Allison, Cannonball Adderley and many more.

From 'Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!' to 'Ornette Never Sleeps' , we have mixed 19 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Snow (or … Never)'. It has George Shearing & Billy May, Michel Legrand, Quincy Jones, Art Blakey and many more.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's 'Will the Circle be Unbroken' is their seventh album featuring Roy Acuff, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis among other guests and released in November 1972 by United Artists

Track Listing : 1.Grand Ole Opry Song (Hylo

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