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Jerry Douglas and other artists appear in the new documentary "'We Still Can't Say Goodbye' - A Making of a Musicians' Tribute to Chet Atkins and his Legacy Remembered." Photo courtesy of SRO PR ...
The album will feature some of the best guitar ... [RELATED: A Primer for the Country-Curious: 5 Fascinating Chet Atkins Facts] Before his passing in 2001, Atkins bestowed the title of Certified ...
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 ...
came from Chet Atkins. When fans hear Steve Wariner's upcoming album, 'Guitar Laboratory' -- scheduled to be released in February 2011 -- the 15-year Opry member warns, their opinions could go ...
[RELATED: New Chet Atkins Tribute Album Will Feature Vince Gill, Tommy Emmanuel, Eric Clapton, & More] Grammy-winning songwriter, producer, and guitarist conceived and produced the upcoming ...
Leona Atkins, widow of famed guitarist and producer Chet Atkins, died Wednesday at age ... Garth Brooks Releases His Debut Album ...
Chet Atkins, whose guitar style influenced a generation ... At the time he became ill, Atkins had just released a CD, “The Day Finger Pickers took over the World.” He also had begun regular ...
Steve Wariner was one of only a handful of guitarists ever to receive the coveted CGP title from Chet ... Atkins, and he pays tribute to his friend and mentor and that honor in a track on his new ...
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.
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 ...
Chet Atkins, known as Mr. Guitar ... Atkins also began to oversee album production in Music City, and became a studio manager for RCA in 1957. As country music began to display a broader national ...