Chet Aktins' widow, Leona Johnson Atkins, is being buried tomorrow. Read More
Leona Atkins, the 85-year-old widow of Chet Atkins died Wednesday (Oct. 21) at her home in Nashville. Read More
A Kris Kristofferson song came to mind when Charlie Daniels was told he was being inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame. "My first thought was 'Why me? How in the world [did that happen] with all the people out there that deserve this award at lot more than I do," the fiddle playing superstar told The Boot just prior to his induction at Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Read More
It's always great to see musicians of different generations playing together. Read More
Anderson, a resident of Knoxville, Tenn., began working on Chet Atkins tunes on a guitar his sister bought him when he was 8, but only gained notice as a guitarist in his forties. Read More
Steve Wariner has a new album coming that salutes his mentor and friend Chet Atkins, and he shared some of it during a Saturday afternoon (Aug. 29) performance at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum . Read More
Without Chet Atkins, country music may never have crossed over into the pop charts in the '50s and '60s. Although he recorded ... Read the full Chet Atkins bio.