Guitar legend Chet Atkins is renowned for his distinctive fingerstyle playing, which combined a walking bass line with melody and rhythm. As a producer, he was an architect of the Nashville Sound, a ...

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Don Cusic. Photo Credit: Martin B. Cherry. Don Cusic. Photo Credit: Martin B. Cherry. Music historian Don Cusic chatted about his new book “Chet Atkins: Mr. Guitar (Music of the American South).” Chet ...

When Porter Wagoner first brought Dolly Parton to Chet Atkins in 1967, shortly after her move to Nashville, the producer was hesitant to sign the young singer to RCA Records, turned off by her ...

Chet Atkins. side 1: Cecilia; side 2: The Lady Loves (RCA Victor 20-6550). 78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1955. Side 2 was recorded in 1956. arrow-up Back to top ...

When you look at the Biilboard top 100 song charts from the 1950’s and 60’s it’s sometimes surprising to see how diverse ...