Those include European tours, Chet Atkins' guitar conventions in Nashville and two very special performances in New York, where, as usual, Pahinui was in good company.

10. Morris 11. Chet Atkins signature guitar 12. Black guitar 13. Fendor 8 String steel 3 holes for legs brownish tweed case 14. Mandoline 15. Bass guitar no case 16. ‘Ukulele – recovered at ...

Influential guitarist Chet Atkins, who helped modernize country music in the 1960s, paving the way for the massive commercial force that it is today, died Saturday in Nashville. He was 77.

Like Emmanuel, Atkins had never gone to a university, and the C.G.P. was his version of a doctorate of the guitar. He gave the honor to Emmanuel and only five other handpicked players.

Posted: June 13, 2025 | Last updated: June 13, 2025 A masterful tribute to the man who reshaped country music—Don Cusic chronicles the life and legacy of Chet Atkins, the legendary 'Mr. Guitar.

He hails from Jacksonville, Fla., and will perform Nov. 19 at Randy Wood Guitars. Dykes' influences include Chet Atkins, the Allman Brothers, the Beatles and U2.

Cyril Pahinui’s father, Gabby, was a legendary master of the slack-key guitar, but he didn’t teach his son how to play.

The slack-key guitar, and the tuneful, often soothing music it is associated with, originated in Hawaii in the 19th century after Portuguese settlers introduced the guitar to native islanders, who ...