CMHoF to Open 'Chet Atkins: Certified Guitar Player' August 12
Nashville, TN -- The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will pay tribute to one of country music's most versatile and visionary artists, Chet Atkins, with Chet Atkins: Certified Guitar Player, a...
View ArticleChet Atkins Family Bestows Final C.G.P. Honor on Paul Yandell
Nashville, TN -- During his lifetime, the legendary Chet Atkins bestowed the title "C.G.P.," for "Certified Guitar Player," on only four guitar pickers: Tommy Emmanuel, John Knowles, the late Jerry...
View ArticleCountry Music Hall of Fame to Celebrate Chet Atkins with March Programs
Nashville, TN -- The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will present two special programs next month in support of the exhibition Chet Atkins: Certified Guitar Player. On March 3, The Life and...
View ArticleCountry Music Hall of Fame and Museum to Extend Chet Atkins Exhibit
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 12, 2012 – The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s special exhibition Chet Atkins: Certified Guitar Player, which was originally scheduled to close June 11, 2012, has been...
View ArticleChet Atkins Exhibit to Close Sunday at Country Music Hall of Fame
Nashville, TN -- The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is preparing to bid farewell to the cameo exhibit Chet Atkins: Certified Guitar Player, Made Possible by the Gretsch Company, which opened in...
View ArticleRicky Skaggs to Help Grand Ole Opry Celebrate its 87th Birthday
Nashville, TN -- The Grand Ole Opry® presented by Humana® is set to celebrate its 87th Birthday on Oct., 5 & 6 with star-packed shows. Ricky Skaggs, one of the most awarded artists in country and...
View ArticleNashville Pros Rate the Top Country Guitarists of All Time
/CMA/ Nashville, TN -- By Tim Ghianni Back in 1966, John Sebastian noted in his song “Nashville Cats,” that “there’s thirteen hundred and fifty-two guitar pickers in Nashville,” each of whom “played...
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