Few things can span social and geographical divides quite like music, as Chet Atkins expertly demonstrated with the final song of his 1982 Austin City Limits performance: “Yankee Doodle Dixie.” The ...

Chet Atkins was, first and foremost, a guitar player. He became a producer and a record executive, but he started as a musician and continued learning his craft until he passed away in 2001. Often ...