Chet Atkins News

Growing up a budding guitar player, Vince Gill idolized Chet Atkins. That led him to discover the records that guitar wizard Atkins made with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops.

Guitarist Robert Johnson has donated guitars played by Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins and Johnny Cash to the National Music Museum in Vermillion, S.D. VERMILLION, S.D. - A 16th-century Amati violoncello displayed in the National Music Museum has long been nicknamed "The King," but the ghost of a legendary rock 'n' roller has arrived in South Dakota to ... (more)

A 16th-century Amati violoncello displayed in the National Music Museum has long been nicknamed "The King," but the ghost of a legendary rock 'n' roller has arrived in South Dakota to reclaim his regal moniker.

The seventies were bountiful years for guitar fans. Looking now at Guitar Player magazines of the period, it's almost dizzying to see how many veteran guitarists were doing some of their most interesting and liberated work.

'Ricky Skaggs is bluegrass royalty, having started in Ralph Stanley's band and now carrying on the legacy of the father of bluegrass music, Bill Monroe.' 'The Quebe Sisters Band quickly became a favorite of the Threadgill audience when they opened at the GMA a few years ago for Ray Price,' Green continued.