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.

June 30 -- Chet Atkins, whose guitar style influenced a generation of rock musicians even as he helped develop an easy listening country style to compete with it, died Saturday. He was 77.

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 ...

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 ...

Leona Atkins ... d play and fall asleep with the guitar still in his lap. She'd take it out of his lap and put him to bed." "She's a big part of what made Chet great," echoes Vince Gill.

Chet Atkins' contributions to music as a producer ... The 1987 program Certified Guitar Player was recorded in Nashville at Vanderbilt University's Neely Auditorium, where a select audience ...