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.

It was a guitar made for Chet Atkins, and it reflected him perfectly. Atkins, a guitarist, producer and RCA Records executive who played a key role in the careers of musicians ranging from Elvis ...

CHET ATKINS, 77, whose guitar style influenced a generation of rock musicians even as he helped develop an easygoing country style to compete with it; he recorded more than 75 albums of guitar ...

MAYNARDVILLE — When Chet Atkins touched the guitar strings, the world stopped. "Where there was talk of the best guitarists, he was never mentioned," country singer and friend Eddy Arnold said.

Last October, a clue in the WSJ Crossword puzzle was “Atkins Known as ‘Mr. Guitar.’” The answer was “Chet.” The reference is that widely understood. Among musicians, and among guitar ...

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 died at home ...

The Carter Family and Chet Atkins. Each influenced then genre in their own way, though both were massive innovators in the way the guitar was played. They even crossed paths and played together ...

Chet Atkins, 77, the Tennessee-born guitar virtuoso who was one of the pillars of American popular music in the last half of the 20th century, as performer, songwriter, spotter of talent and ...

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.

Ten years after his... Chet Atkins: The Lasting Influence Of 'Mr. Guitar' Chet Atkins is no longer the household name he was in the 1960s, when he was all over TV and radio with his guitar.