Chet Atkins

On June 30, 2001, Atkins passed away. He was 77 years old at the time of his death.

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While rock legends such as Jimi Hendrix and Slash typically dominate the "best guitarist ever" conversations, country music is no slouch when it comes to producing legendary shredders.

The latest round of country music artists to be honored with stars on Nashville's Music City Walk of Fame includes contemporary stars Lady Antebellum, Black and Mac McAnally, as well as legends Chet Atkins and DeFord Bailey.

Now here's a blast from the past!

Dolly Parton shares the worst career advice she's ever received -- which, funny enough, came from Chet Atkins.

April will shower country fans in the form of new music releases all month long. The Boot takes a look at the CDs, downloads and vinyl treasures in store in the coming weeks!

When fans hear Steve Wariner's upcoming album, 'Guitar Laboratory' -- scheduled to be released in February 2011 -- the 15-year Opry member warns, their opinions could go either way. "It was a lot of fun, but all over the map style-wise," the guitar legend tells The 9513...

Fall may have just arrived, but Steve Wariner is already thinking about Christmas. The legendary singer-songwriter-guitarist extraordinaire (who happened to have been born on Christmas day) is reissuing his 2003 holiday album, 'Guitar Christmas...

Steve Wariner grew up with today's country music industry. He came to town as a teenager to work with Dottie West, then went on the road with Bob Luman before going on to work with and be produced by one of his heroes, Chet Atkins. Steve watched Nashville's music industry change from the old guard to the new while he was establishing his own career as a singer, songwriter and musician...