Few people have left a larger mark on the face of American music in general and country music in particular than Chet Atkins. As the most-recorded instrumentalist in history, countless people have ...

We Still Can’t Say Good Bye: A Musicians’ Tribute to Chet Atkins will hit shelves and streaming services on April 19. Today, fans get their first taste of the tribute record. Listen to “Mr. Guitar” by ...

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 ...

Tommy Emmanuel began his musical career at age 6, playing guitar in his family's band as they busked around the Australian bush more than six decades ago. An invitation from guitar legend Chet Atkins ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On what would have been his 100th birthday, a certifiable, guitar-picking country icon is being celebrated by both the Country ...

When Tommy Emmanuel was 11 years old, he wrote a fan letter to his favorite guitarist. A lot of youngsters have done similar things -- mailed off words of praise to their heroes. What's rare is when ...

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 ...

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 ...

NOW AVAILABLE - “Chet Atkins: Mr. Guitar,” A Landmark Exploration of One of America's Most Influential Musical Figures NASHVILLE, TN, UNITED STATES, June 6, 2025 ...

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 ...