Like Joplin, Chet Atkins was born poor. He grew up in East Tennessee and later said that “[w]e were so poor and everybody ...

In District 2, Democrat and incumbent commissioner Jack Tany defeated Republican opponent Chet Atkins with 63.51% of the ...

The story Tyler Mahan Coe tells in Cocaine & Rhinestones: A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette is about how the two ...

Don’t worry, Vince Gill is not anywhere near his death bed, but he put himself there mentally for a moment in a recent ...

However, Jones moves more subtly with "I Can't Stop Loving You" to enormous success. Leaning deeper into how Chet Atkins' ...

Then, in 1966, Chet Atkins convinced RCA executives to trust their ears – and not worry about racial politics. Charley’s first singles were released without any mention of his race and early ...

In Nashville, in the late 1950s and early 1960s, studio producers on Music Row like Owen Bradley and Chet Atkins began experimenting with ways to reach a broader audience: adding a few sweet ...

The celebrated vocalist launches a run of engagements starting Nov. 12. “This piece offers healing in a time when so many are ...

Leo Kottke is a legendary acoustic guitar virtuoso who has developed a cult following of fellow guitarists and fans over the ...

Steve Wariner Looks Back on Receiving CGP From Chet Atkins Steve Wariner Looks Back on Receiving CGP From Chet Atkins Steve Wariner was one of only a handful of guitarists ever to receive the ...

In its heyday, this recording studio welcomed greats like Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, and the Everly Brothers through its doors. It is now part of the nonprofit Country Music Hall of Fame and ...

Once the go-to locale for live entertainment, including the musical stylings of Roy Acuff, June Carter Cash, Chet Atkins, Archie Campbell, and hometown hero Dolly Parton—she had her first-ever ...