When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Beth Gwinn/Redferns via Getty Images Not only is Brothers in Arms widely considered to be ...

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 ...

Elegant guitarist Chet Atkins is one of the most regularly honored of roots-music makers, as a contributor to country and rock, as a broad musical influencer, and as a producer, label executive and ...

One of country music’s most influential figures, Chet Atkins was a key player in inventing the “Nashville Sound,” a style of country that was steeped in pop and made the genre more appealing to the ...

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 ...