I remember when I first heard Chet Atkins playing A Taste of Honey, which is a song that The Beatles recorded. You know what? I’m going to put you on speaker and play it for you. Are you ready?” ...

On the joy inside of music, the unbound promise of songwriting, the hollow reed, becoming a channel for love, his hero Chet Atkins, writing stories without words, and more This is the second part ...

Australian finger picker Tommy Emmanuel says he has studied Chet Atkins' work since he was 7.

He spoke about Emmanuel and how Cleveland ended up on the track in a statement. “The C.G.P: Chet awarded Tommy Emmanuel doesn’t go quite far enough,” he opined.

When Tommy Emmanuel was 11 years old, he wrote a fan letter to his favorite guitarist. A lot of youngsters have done similar things -- mailed off words of praise to their heroes. What's rare is ...

In 1997 Australian-born guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel recorded an album with Chet Atkins titled "The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World." Atkins, who was hospitalized with a brain tumor on ...

The title CGP, or Certified Guitar Player, was bestowed on Emmanuel by Chet Atkins and is held by only four other guitarists in the world-John Knowles, Jerry Reed, Steve Warriner and Paul Yandell.

Most readers know that Tommy Emmanuel’s mentor Chet Atkins dubbed him a “C.G.P.” meaning Certified Guitar Player, but Certified Guitar Performer is also appropriate given the dazzling ...

Emmanuel is a CGP, a certified guitar player. This is a designation that Chet Atkins assigned to guitar players who excelled far beyond the normal line of playing. He handed this title out only to ...

Guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel (above) makes his Maui debut at 7:30 p.m. on Monday in the Castle Theater at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului. Tickets are $25.50, $31 and $41 (plus ...

Tommy Emmanuel will embark on a 10-date nationwide UK tour from Thursday December 1st at Hull City Hall. Tickets are now on sale from the 24 hour box office: 0871 230 1101 or can be booked online ...