The modern electric guitar was forever transformed by iconic country guitarists in the 1950s, some of whom helped usher in rock and roll.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Once a good song, always a good song! Dolly Parton and Chet Atkins’ sweet 1976 duet “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind” is making a big ...

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.