Music
Guitarists Get-Together Honors the Perennially Influential Chet Atkins
Jan. 18, 1999
In the pantheon of living guitar heroes, Chet Atkins occupies a friendly niche.
May 13, 1993
GETTING ALONG: Chet Atkins, who plays at the Coach House Saturday (OC Live!)
June 4, 1992
Just about everyone has heard of Garrison Keillor--”A Prairie Home Companion,” “Lake Wobegon” and expert storyteller.
July 23, 1990
Two historic electric guitar prototypes will go up for auction next month in New York, including the original “Black Beauty” model of Gibson’s Les Paul guitar that became one of the most widely used instruments in rock ‘n’ roll.
Jan. 7, 2015
It must have been a thrill for the Beatles to hear their music interpreted by someone of Atkins’ stature--as George Harrison’s liner notes for the original 1966 release suggest.
May 17, 1996
It must have been a thrill for the Beatles to hear their music interpreted by someone of Atkins’ stature--as George Harrison’s liner notes for the 1966 release suggest.
April 19, 1996
President Bush told guitarist Chet Atkins’ wife that turning 66 “doesn’t hurt a bit.”
June 13, 1990
Veteran musician Chet Atkins says he gets depressed unless his nimble fingers are dancing along the neck of a guitar.
Nov. 17, 1988
Chet Atkins could have gotten a Ph.D. in recognition of his half-century as a guitar ace, but he is a wryly self-effacing sort who is content to remain a plain old CGP.
Oct. 4, 1995