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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Chet Atkins, whose guitar style influenced a generation of rock musicians even as he helped develop an easygoing country style to compete with it, died Saturday. He was 77. Atkins ...

The seventies were bountiful years for guitar fans. Looking now at Guitar Player magazines of the period, it's almost dizzying to see how many veteran guitarists were doing some of their most ...

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 ...

Two historic electric guitar prototypes will go up for auction next month in New York, including the original “Black Beauty” model of Gibson’s Les Paul guitar that became one of the most widely used ...

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 ...

This DVD offers you something unique and powerfula guitar lesson taught by CGP Certified Guitar Player Chet Atkins Addressing intermediate and advanced fingerstyle guitarists Chet performs and ...

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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 ...

On June 30, 2001, Atkins passed away. He was 77 years old at the time of his death. Lady A, Clint Black + More Earn Music City Walk of Fame Stars Lady A, Clint Black + More Earn Music City Walk of ...