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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The beloved bronze statue of Chet Atkins in downtown Nashville has a new home. The guitar genius and country music hitmaker passed away in 2001 in Nashville. Before his ...

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.

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 ...

Chet Atkins statue restored, unveiled at new Musicians Hall of Fame location The 23-year-old Russell Faxon-crafted, 800-pound statue was moved from Bank of America building to its new downtown ...

After 23 years at one location in downtown, the statue of the legendary Chet Atkins in downtown Nashville will be moving to a museum but will remain with public access.

He had been battling cancer for several years. <P>Atkins was one of the giants of country music, both as a guitarist and as a record executive, and he helped modernise country music in the 1960s ...

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Vince Gill Receives Praise from Chet Atkins Before they played a rendition of the traditional song “Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad,” Vince Gill received some praise from his hero.

'We Still Can't Say Good Bye: A Musicians' Tribute to Chet Atkins' will feature a long list of stellar guitarists and artists.

“I remember, Chet Atkins gave me a [call],” he remembers. “Because we were both pickers in that sense – but, of course, Chet was otherworldly.