On 15 June 2018 British guitar legend Robbie McIntosh released his debut solo album created to celebrate the everlasting genius of Chet Atkins and his finger picking guitar playing style. The 12-track album entitled 'Thanks Chet' also coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Gretsch Country Gentleman guitar (named after Chet's landmark song of the same name) and is a tribute to the sound that revolutionised rock 'n' roll as we know it. Robbie McIntosh has recorded and played with some of the biggest names in popular music including Norah Jones, John Mayer, Sir Tom Jones, Mark Knopfler, Talk Talk, Keith Richards, Chuck Berry, Roger Daltrey and Cher, but 'Thanks Chet' brings his love of the guitar full circle - right back to where it started with his uncle's copy of Chet Atkins' 1964 album 'Progressive Pickin' with its cover shot of Atkins and his trademark Country Gent. The fully instrumental album features Robbie playing his own Country Gentleman creating new versions of classics like The Kinks' You Really Got Me, The Bee Gees' Stayin' Alive, Bonnie Raitt's beautiful I Can't Make You Love Me, Kylie's I Can't Get You Out of My Head and Danny Kaye's version of The Ugly Duckling. Robbie McIntosh has also re-recorded The Pretenders' worldwide smash Don't Get Me Wrong, a track that originally featured Robbie playing his Country Gentleman guitar. The title track Thanks Chet is an original piece created by Robbie as an instrumental interlude that he brought to Paul McCartney's 1993 world tour and originally titled Robbie's Bit (Thanks Chet). The album also features another Robbie McIntosh original composition entitled 'County Gent'. "There's Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Robbie McIntosh" Chris Rea. "The guitarist's guitarist" Q Magazine