Chet Atkins is no longer the household name he was in the 1960s, when he was all over TV and radio with his guitar. But every year, the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society packs a Nashville hotel. This ...

Chet Atkins was, first and foremost, a guitar player. He became a producer and a record executive, but he started as a musician and continued learning his craft until he passed away in 2001. Often ...

MAYNARDVILLE — When Chet Atkins touched the guitar strings, the world stopped. "Where there was talk of the best guitarists, he was never mentioned," country singer and friend Eddy Arnold said. "That ...

Chet Atkins, a seminal figure in country music as an innovative guitarist and producer who was instrumental in shaping "The Nashville Sound," died Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. He was 77. Atkins, who ...

On what would have been his 100th birthday, a certifiable, guitar-picking country icon is being celebrated by both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and the Nashville Ballet. Yes, Chet Atkins ...

Don Cusic. Photo Credit: Martin B. Cherry. Don Cusic. Photo Credit: Martin B. Cherry. Music historian Don Cusic chatted about his new book “Chet Atkins: Mr. Guitar (Music of the American South).” Chet ...

Nasvhille guitar god Chet Atkins--whose pioneering fingerpicking style accompanied the likes of Elvis Presley and Hank Williams, influenced the Beatles and helped transform the entire genre of country ...

On this day (September 9) in 1950, Sonny James received word that his National Guard unit, the 252 nd Truck Company, had been activated. As a result, he put his budding musical career on hold for two ...

Atkins climbed from humble beginnings to become a major record producer and one of the most famous guitarists of his era. Ten years after his... Chet Atkins: The Lasting Influence Of 'Mr. Guitar' Chet ...

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Ballet have debuted a video performance to honor and celebrate the 100th anniversary of late Country Music Hall of Fame member Chet Atkins' birth. The two ...