We Still Can't Say Goodbye – A Musicians' Tribute to Chet Atkins

Chet Atkins:

Celebrating Chet Atkins: The Definitive Tribute

Celebrating

The Definitive Tribute

What would music be like today if there had never been a Chet Atkins? Who would have sparked that distinctive Beatles guitar sound into existence if Chet hadn’t produced and played on numerous Everly Brothers records, starting with ‘Bye Bye Love’?

Would George Harrison’s iconic solo on ‘All My Loving’ feature the multi-string harmony lines and double-stop picking patterns Chet was known for?

Chet Atkins once said: “Years from now, after I’m gone, someone will listen to what I’ve done and know I was here. They may not know or care who I was, but they’ll hear my guitars speaking for me.”

We know, and we care. Because Chet’s guitars continue to speak, not just through the millions of albums sold featuring his unique playing style, but in the lineage of guitar players who have soared to individual heights because of his influence.

And now, 22 guitarists, vocalists, and musicians have come together in this extraordinary tribute to the one, the only, and the eternal Mr. Guitar.

Fifteen tracks, each one an expression in perfection, with performances by:

ASHLEY CAMPBELL

ERIC CLAPTON

MICHAEL CLEVELAND

JERRY DOUGLAS

TOMMY EMMANUEL

VINCE GILL

SIERRA HULL

ALISON KRAUSS

CARL JACKSON

THOR JENSEN

JOHN KNOWLES

CATHERINE MARX

BRENT MASON

ISAAC MOORE

CHARLIE MCCOY

BRAD PAISLEY

GARETH PEARSON

RICKY SKAGGS

BRYAN SUTTON

BRADLEY WALKER

JAMES TAYLOR

GUTHRIE TRAPP

Experience behind-the-scenes moments of tribute to Chet, including in-studio video of artists recording, action behind the console, interviews with the artists, a couple of surprise guests, and rare photos & footage of Chet’s industry-shaping career.

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We Still Can’t Say Good Bye, A Musicians’ Tribute to Chet Atkins can be ordered in two 180-gram audiophile quality Limited Individually Numbered Collectors Editions with gatefolds, a Premium 140 gram Vinyl Edition, or on CD, with an optional Exclusive DVD, We Still Can’t Say Good Bye, The Making of A Musicians’ Tribute to Chet Atkins and His Legacy Remembered produced by Opry Entertainment.

With no more than 4 tracks per side to ensure the highest-quality sonic fidelity, each tribute vinyl is produced in audiophile-grade 180-gram vinyl at the hands of the recording industry elite: Ryan K. Smith, Senior Mastering Engineer at Sterling Sound, and pressed at RTI USA.

The Premium 140-gram Vinyl Edition includes two LPs and a four-page insert with Liner Notes by award-winning music journalist Holly Gleason.

The Limited Edition, individually numbered Vinyl Collectors editions are limited to 7,500 copies and include 2 LPs and the 12-page Commemorative Booklet “The Journey of Mr. Guitar” by Robert Oermann with Chet’s biography, rare photos, Liner Notes by award-winning music journalist Holly Gleason, and insightful Session Notes by Grammy Award-winning producer, Carl Jackson. Also included is the Exclusive DVD, We Still Can’t Say Good Bye, The Making of A Musicians’ Tribute to Chet Atkins and His Legacy Remembered.

These two limited editions come in the Old Stoughton^® Tip-on Gatefold Jacket, considered the Holy Grail of record jackets. The process involves printing the artwork on paper, which is then wrapped around heavy 24pt board, giving the jackets a classic old-school look.

We Still Can’t Say Goodbye, A Musicians’ Tribute to Chet Atkins
Collectors Edition Orange LP Set
$99.95