Chet Atkins, a legendary figure in country music, is remembered through recent reflections on his contemporaries and protégés. A fellow country star paused his career in 1950 to serve in the Korean War, while Atkins' personal recollections of Hank Williams offer new insight into a 1952 classic. A guitarist who trained under Atkins, born 67 years ago in Ohio, has since performed with icons like George Strait and Alan Jackson.