Tag: Mrs. Robinson

  • Chet Atkins, Mr. Sandman, Mrs. Robinson

    So one day, on a crummy radio in the 1940s, Chet Atkins was listening to Merle Travis play guitar.  He thought for sure that what Merle was doing was picking with his thumb and two fingers, because if he was just using his thumb and index finger, it would have been impossible.  It turned out…