Through this special, we hope viewers experience the timeless and lasting influence the extraordinary Chet Atkins had on country music," executive producer Martin Fischer added.

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 ...

On what would have been his 100th birthday, Country Music Hall of Famer Chet Atkins is being honored by a choreographed piece by the Nashville Ballet.

On what would have been his 100th birthday, Country Music Hall of Famer Chet Atkins is being honored by a choreographed piece by the Nashville Ballet.

Chet Atkins and Les Paul: Guitar Monsters album review by Skip Heller, published on April 15, 2013. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz!

Chet absolutely had that,” Knowles remembered admiringly. Dr. Cusic traces Atkins's journey from a self-taught teenager in rural Tennessee to one of the most celebrated musicians in American ...

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 ...

Music historian Don Cusic chatted about his new book “Chet Atkins: Mr. Guitar (Music of the American South).” Chet Atkins was an inductee of the following Halls of Fame: the Rock and Roll Hall ...

He was known as "The Country Gentleman," and was above all a guitarist. But there are plenty more fascinating Chet Atkins facts to discover.

Finally tonight, remembering Chet Atkins, who died this weekend. As a guitarist and record producer, Atkins helped change and popularize country music, creating what became known as the Nashville ...

"Chet belongs at [the Musicians Hall of Fame] with musicians who loved and cherished him." A who's who of unmistakable Nashville music makers was mentioned as what Atkins referred to as "C.G.P ...

Dolly Parton shares the worst career advice she's ever received -- which, funny enough, came from Chet Atkins.