And just as Atkin has conquered the acoustic, on the evidence here the company now looks set to be a more than credible addition to the electric guitar world.

Influential guitarist Chet Atkins, who helped modernize country music in the 1960s, paving the way for the massive commercial force that it is today, died Saturday in Nashville. He was 77.

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 ...

Object Details user Atkins, Chet maker Haile, Hascal B. Description Hascal Haile of Tompkinsville, Kentucky made this guitar in 1972. Hascal "Hack" Haile (1906-1986) began making guitars ...