Customer Reviews

Chet Atkins - A Life in Music [VHS]

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This video is a really good one and is professionally done. The only problem I had with it was it's shortness and the fact that it didn't show him play very much.

Basically, it is a bunch of interviews with Chet and those around him, including a jog through his childhood.

If you want to know more about the man, I would recommend it. If you are looking for videos of his playing, look elsewhere.

I bought this to hear Chet Akins, who recently passed away, play some of his great guitar music. As interview after interview went on I kept thinking that at any moment they would show him at a concert or at a studio playing his guitar. Well whenever he did start to play they overlayed more interviews about how great Chet was. Well he was great I just wanted to hear him prove it once again. A real disappointment.

my husband and i have followed chet atkins music for years. we
started with many of his records, then cassette tapes and now
decided to add his wonderful music in cd form.
what a total shock to find as we were playing "chet atkins
a life in music" that it wasn't all music.
we didn't need so many people telling us he was great. we
felt we had been cheated. we also paid $18. for the cd and
nothing to show for it.
helen matson

All the positive comments are true, but this was available under the same title with a little more interview and a bonus feature. The only new value is the nice cover photo.

This is a documentary, this is not a performance DVD. I am pretty disappointed. If you like recording PBS documentaries, then buy this DVD, it has that special salutory educational theme. If you really want to see Chet play..... well, buy a CD and use your imagination instead.

This is NOT a music DVD. I guess the package doesn't actually SAY that "Chet" is playing with all the prople listed, but I guess I assumed as much. This is a documentary. It shows Mr. Atkins as a strong influence over the music industry and many individuals. I found it informative, however now that I have purchased this disk, I don't know what to do with it. It is not something I feel I will want to see again in the next twenty years or so. There is only so many times I can hear about how "Chet" made Elvis what he was. Most of my music disks I can watch over and over, just like regular audio disks. Not this one. Hey, anybody want to buy a good DVD?

Excellent review of Chet's early years, rise to stardom, and producing of other stars. Insight by those he worked with and produced.