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Chet Atkins

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Chet Atkins
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Short Bio - Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001) was an influential guitarist and record producer. His picking style, inspired by Merle Travis, Django Reinhardt, George Barnes and Les Paul, brought him admirers both within and outside the country scene, both in the U.S.A. and inte Read More...

News Headlines

"Guitar Man" Jerry Reed dies at age 71 - Reuters
Pub. Date - Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:28:00 GMT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer and actor Jerry Reed, known as "The Guitar Man" of country music, has died at the age of 71, ending a career that took him from writing hit songs like "When You're Hot, You're Hot" to major acting roles in Hollywood ...

Jerry Reed Brought Country Music to a Wider Audience - CMT
Pub. Date - Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:58:00 GMT
Jerry Reed starred with Burt Reynolds in several blockbuster movies, recorded three No. 1 country singles, wrote one of Elvis Presley's biggest hits and developed a fingerstyle guitar technique that other musicians are still analyzing to this day ...

Singer-actor Jerry Reed dies at 71 - Globe Gazette
Pub. Date - Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:26:00 GMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jerry Reed, a singer who became a good ol' boy actor in car chase movies like ``Smokey and the Bandit,'' has died of complications from emphysema at 71. His longtime booking agent, Carrie Moore-Reed, no relation to the star ...

Man with what appeared to bea bloody chain saw let into U.S. - MSNBC
Pub. Date - Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:54:00 GMT
Adolph Laudenberg had secrets; terrible stories, of raping and murdering four women decades ago. But were they merely an old man's delusions, or the confessions of a wicked rapist? And if there was proof, it must be long lost in the past. Wouldn’t ...

Neil Diamond - LiveDaily
Pub. Date - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:57:00 GMT
In a career that began in the 1960s, Neil Diamond became a major recording artist, an internationally successful touring act, and a songwriter whose compositions produced hits for himself and others. His earliest recognition, in fact, came as a ...

'New Yorker' Editor Explores Art of 'Reporting' - NPR News
Pub. Date - Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:20:00 GMT
Before New Yorker editor David Remnick joined the magazine in 1992, he was a reporter for The Washington Post . All Things Considered , May 4, 2006 · David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker magazine, says he often finds himself in the "loser's ...

Pop Culture News - Entertainment Weekly Online
Pub. Date - Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:37:00 GMT
There is radio. And then there is Radio. Listen carefully. Radio (with a small r) is what you turn on when you neither want nor need the television set going. Only occasionally is it more than a glorified record player laying down sonic wallpaper for ...

Artist Biography - Kenny Chesney - Billboard
Pub. Date - Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:59:00 GMT
Contemporary country star Kenny Chesney didn't have the immediate breakout success that many of his peers enjoyed upon signing with major labels, but gradually built up a significant following via hard work, pop-friendly ballads, and a likable ...

Insanity on gridlock continues - North County Times
Pub. Date - Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:53:00 GMT
What is more stupid than laying down more asphalt to solve gridlock? Answer: Laying down even more asphalt to solve gridlock. Insanity is when you keep doing the same thing while expecting a different result. And, right now, we are absolutely insane ...

New Walk of Fame members salute city's musical heritage - Nashville City Paper
Pub. Date - Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:38:00 GMT
Members of the fourth class to the Music City Walk of Fame paid tribute to Nashville’s diversified musical heritage Sunday in ceremonies held downtown in the Hall of Fame Park. Steven Curtis Chapman, Merle Kilgore, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Steve ...


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