# Paul Yandell

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Paul Yandell Born (1935-09-06)September 6, 1935 Mayfield, Kentucky, U.S. Died November 21, 2011(2011-11-21) (aged 76) Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S. Genres Country, fingerstyle Occupation Guitarist Instrument Guitar Years active 1955-2011 Formerly of The Louvin Brothers

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**Paul Yandell** (September 6, 1935 – November 21, 2011)[1] was an American guitar player from [Mayfield, Kentucky](/source/Mayfield%2C_Kentucky). Yandell played [fingerstyle](/source/Fingerstyle_guitar), a style he learned to play from his neighbors, influenced by [Chet Atkins](/source/Chet_Atkins) and [Merle Travis](/source/Merle_Travis). In 1955 he was hired by [The Louvin Brothers](/source/The_Louvin_Brothers) and performed and recorded with them. From 1959 to 1961 he served in the US Army and on his return was a touring musician with [Kitty Wells](/source/Kitty_Wells), [Johnnie Wright](/source/Johnnie_Wright), [George Hamilton IV](/source/George_Hamilton_IV), and [Jerry Reed](/source/Jerry_Reed).

From 1975 until the late 1990s, Yandell worked with Chet Atkins doing shows, recordings, and TV appearances, and produced an instructional video called *Fingerstyle Legacy*. After Atkins died in 2001, Yandell recorded seven CDs and was a consultant for guitars for [Gretsch](/source/Gretsch), most notably the limited edition stereo version of the [Gretsch 6120](/source/Gretsch_6120), a model used by Atkins in the 1950s. He died in [Hendersonville, Tennessee](/source/Hendersonville%2C_Tennessee), of cancer, at age 76.[2]

In 2011, Atkins' daughter Merle Atkins Russell bestowed the light-hearted [Certified Guitar Player](/source/C.G.P.) degree on Yandell. She then declared no more CGPs would be allowed by the Atkins estate.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Obituary](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tennessean/obituary.aspx?n=paul-t-yandell&pid=154735547&fhid=14210) in *[The Tennessean](/source/The_Tennessean)*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-kienzle_2-0)** Kienzle, Rich (March 2012). "In Memoriam: Paul Yandell". *[Vintage Guitar](/source/Vintage_Guitar_(magazine))*. p. 16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Freeman, Jon (November 22, 2011). ["A Guitarist Paul Yandell Passes"](http://www.musicrow.com/2011/11/guitarist-paul-yandell-passes/). Music Row. Retrieved July 6, 2012.

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