如果乡村音乐对你起不了什么作用, 或者不是个老音乐迷, 那你大概没机会认识 Chet Atkins 。作为一个著名的吉它演奏者，歌手，录音，唱片制作大师，Chet Atkins被昵称为 吉他先生 ，绅士吉他手，1924年生于Tennessee,其祖父是一乡村小提琴手，父亲是一钢琴教师，母亲也喜欢弹钢琴和唱歌。Che atkins哥哥也是一吉他手。 在50、60年代摇滚乐对乡村音乐造成冲击时，他对乡村音乐进行了改造，采用了折中的方法减少乡村味，增加流行的元素，创造了Nashville sound，挽救了垂危的乡村音乐。作为一个吉他手，Atkins的成就也是无人能及，他发展了Merle Travis的弹奏风格，使用拇指击打低音弦，他使这种弹奏法成为了乡村吉他演奏的标准。
1953 年, RCA 聘请 Chet 掌管公司在 Nashville 艺人的录音工作, 这个工作包括了乐器弹奏,录音…
Busted flat in Baton Rouge
Waitin' for the train
Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down
Just before it rained
Rode us all the way to New Orleans
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna
And was playing soft
While Bobby sang the blues
With them windshield wipers slappin' time
I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
We sang every song that driver knew
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free
Feelin' good was easy, Lord,
When he sang the blues
And feelin' good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and Bobby McGee
From Kentucky coal mines
To the California sun
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Through all kinds of weather, Lord
Through everything I done
Bobby baby kept me from the cold
Then somewhere near Salinas, Lord
I let him slip away
Lookin' for the home I hope he'll find it
And I'd trade all of my tomorrows
For one single yesterday
Holdin' Bobby's body next to mine
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin' left is all that Bobby left me
Feelin good was easy, Lord
When he sang the blues
And buddy, that was good enough for me
Good enough for me and Bobby McGee