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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chet Atkins, known as Mr. Guitar, died on Saturday morning (June 30th) at his home in Nashville at age seventy-seven, after battling cancer for several years. Like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Willie, ...

April 10 (UPI) --CMT will explore the making of the Chet Atkins tribute album 'We Still Can't Say Goodbye' - A Musicians' Tribute to Chet Atkins in a new documentary. The one-hour special 'We Still ...

Twenty-two years ago today (June 30, 2001) was a sad day for country music: It was on that date that guitarist, singer, producer and music industry executive Chet Atkins passed away. He was 77 years ...

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 ...

When country music really exploded in America in the early parts of the 20th century, two acts emerged as its first real stars: The Carter Family and Chet Atkins. Each influenced then genre in their ...