Chet Atkins presents Tommy Emmanuel his C.G.P. award - THE RAREST VIDEO YOU'LL EVER SEE!!!

The "rarest" is rather subjective: I suppose if you had footage of Tommy being abducted by aliens or riding the Loch Ness Monster bareback, maybe ... but I still think this is way up there. This is footage I just discovered I had (amongst much more). I haven't seen this in twelve years and didn't realise I even filmed it!
People refer to Tommy as C.G.P. but often don't know why - well THIS is the reason. Chet Atkins presented Tommy with his award and title of Certified Guitar Player in Nashville back in 1999. I often thought Tommy knew about it before hand and just feigned suprise. But after watching it I heard Tommy exclaim as he walked off the stage he "knew nothing about this". Either way it is still a very emotional moment for Tommy as he is officially recognised by his childhood (and adulthood) hero.
P.S. - If you appreciate these videos at all please leave a comment. I am rather dismayed at the poor reception to these videos,while someone playing a cover of a Tommy song in their bedroom (poorly) gets 15,000 views...Oh well thanks for watching. Hopefully more to come

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