Artist

Chet Atkins

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Chet Atkins

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American Songwriter Aug 7

Waylon Jennings Got His Big Break Thanks to a Fellow Musician Risking His Own Career

Waylon Jennings Bobby Bare Chet Atkins

American Songwriter Aug 4

11 Years Ago Today, Country Music Lost the Nashville Sound Architect Who Led Tammy Wynette to Stardom and Revived George Jones’ Career

Tammy Wynette George Jones Billy Sherrill Charlie Rich Chet Atkins Phil Spector Sam Phillips

American Songwriter Jul 30

11 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the “Great Lady of Country Music” Who Helped Bring Country Into the Pop Mainstream

Lynn Anderson Chet Atkins Martina McBride Reba McEntire Merle Haggard Hank Snow

American Songwriter Jul 22

25 Years Ago Today, Country Music Said Goodbye to the “Nashville Sound” Innovator Behind Hits by Porter Wagoner and Ferlin Husky

Porter Wagoner Bob Ferguson Dolly Parton Chet Atkins Charley Pride

American Songwriter Jul 21

Born in the Mile-High City 83 Years Ago, the Songwriter Who Wrote His First No. 1 Over the Phone and Penned Hits for Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley, and Conway Twitty

Willie Nelson Elvis Presley Conway Twitty Eddy Arnold The Box Tops Chet Atkins Brenda Lee Gary Stewart Johnny Paycheck

2 articles Jul 21

The Killers Brandon Flowers Jonathan Rado David Rawlings Bruce Bouton Charlie McCoy Bob Dylan Garth Brooks

DIY Magazine, OUI FM

American Songwriter Jul 16

62 Years Ago Today, Connie Smith Recorded the Record-Breaking Debut Single That Went Untouched for Nearly 50 Years

Connie Smith Bill Anderson Sonny James Taylor Swift Trisha Yearwood Chet Atkins

American Songwriter Jul 14

Born 116 Years Ago Today in the Heart of the Ozarks, the Pioneering Country Legend Who Helped Shape Regional Music

Porter Wagoner Chet Atkins The Browns

Louder Sound Jul 13

“Queen’s tech said, ‘The lads would love to see you.’ It was a set-up – when I got there they’d set up the studio for me”: Steve Howe’s favourite moments as a guitar for hire, and the one that got away

Steve Howe Queen Lou Reed Frankie Goes to Hollywood Yes Ella Fitzgerald Big Jim Sullivan Trevor Horn

Famille Rock Jul 12

Place des nations 1963 1971

Vanilla Fudge Joan Baez James Brown Robert Charlebois The Guess Who Procol Harum

American Songwriter Jul 7

Born 79 Years Ago in Arkansas, the Songwriter Who Played in a Band With a Former President and Penned Hits for Anne Murray, Loretta Lynn, and Dottie West

Anne Murray Loretta Lynn Dottie West Kenny Rogers Chicago Toto Steve Perry Sonny James Chet Atkins

Paste Magazine Jul 5

10 great 20th century duets, ranked

Feature Peter Gabriel Kate Bush Chet Atkins Dolly Parton Barbra Streisand

American Songwriter Jul 4

25 Years Ago Today, Merle Haggard Lost His Longtime Guitarist and the Man Who “Set the Pace” for His Career

Merle Haggard Lefty Frizzell Roy Nichols Chet Atkins

American Songwriter Jun 30

25 Years Ago Today, We Lost the Elite Guitarist Who Recorded With Legends and Helped Shape the Nashville Sound

Chet Atkins Hank Williams The Carter Sisters Jerry Reed Tommy Emmanuel

2 articles Jun 26

Proun Chet Atkins Jay Som Lomelda Foxing Remember Sports Mount Eerie

IDIOTEQ, The Spill Magazine