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Show A Club All Your Own Chet Fans: This One's For You Editor's Note: Recently, we requested information concerning the C het Atkins Appreciation Society. The association's president, Bob Guest, sent this reply: In response to your inquiry regarding the Chet Atkins club: The first group operated from 1952- 1960. A second club was formed in 1982, and is still active today. Chet rejected the term "fan club," but agreed to the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society (CAAS) as the name of the group. Initial membership was 115; the club now boasts 550 members. There have been five CAAS Nashville conventions so far, with the sixth annual meeting scheduled for July 12-14, 1990. Chet visits the convention daily, performs during a Saturday session with his group and gives a solo performance at the Saturday evening banquet. Gibson has donated an Atkins "CE" model guitar as a door prize for the convention for the last three years. Artists who have performed at past Britislt Mytltology * <0eltic Mysteries Irislt Fairy tp ales * W elslt Folklore firtQliriaq fi5agas * fi5ltakespeare aelttc HaPps to 0PdeP 10 1649 IM>utl} UOO Rast PaPkllf.Q II) Ileal" 484-4400 a all Fop HoUPs Cuat£. 'lJout Own c:Romantic EuEni.ngi Learn To Play The Guitar Expert Instruction From Beginner To Professional Guitars • Harmonicas • Books Accessories • Repairs 531-7066 • 857E.400S. meetings and who appear regularly include Paul Yandell (Chet's "second chair" guitarist), Marcel Dadi, Tommy Flint of Mel Bay Publishing, Tom Bresh, Tommy Jones, John Knowles of the Country Music Foundation, Guy Van Du ser, Mark Casstevens, Sonny Thomas, Dean Turner, Earl Klugh, Brad Jones and 1989 Winfield Fingerstyle Guitar Champion Muriel Anderson, among others. Also, a number of Gibson officials and factory-sponsored guitarists also attend the get-together. There are no contests involved in the convention, but there are non-stop, opendoor jam sessions throughout the threeday event, and a member performance segment. The convention has been plugged numerous times by Chet and others along with actual coverage of the meets on The Nashville Network. Some 292 members from the U.S., Canada, England, France and South Africa attended the 1989 cpnvention. The CAAS, in addition to sponsoring the annual festivities, also publishes a newsletter three times a year which contains Q & A sessions with Chet and lists his performance itinerary. The newsletter also contains tab and a number of other articles which are of great interest to fingerstyle guitar enthusiasts. Dues are $8, which covers 15 months and four issues of the newsletter. To join, send your name, address and a check or money order payable to CAAS to: Bob Guest CAAS P.O. Box 448 Salem, Utah 84653 You can also receive further information about Chet and his career, recordings, notation or tab of his arrangements by writing to the same address. Please enclose a stamped, self-addressed reply envelope with your inquiry. Thanks for the opportunity to share this information with you and the group. The Intermountain Acoustic Music Association is a great organization; please keep up the good work! Sincerely: Bob Guest CAAS |
