YEAR
2002
INDUCTED BY
Marty Stuart & Brian Setzer
CATEGORY
Musical Excellence
A true country gentleman and the architect of the Nashville sound.
He established the much-storied Studio B. His signature picking style allowed him to play a bassline and a melody simultaneously. Chet Atkins was an innovator in every sense of the word.
Chet Atkins
HALL OF FAME
ESSAY
By David McGee
Guitarist, songwriter, producer, talent scout, confidante – Chet Atkins, who passed away on June 30, 2001, played so many roles so well for so long that to enumerate his contributions would take more than a few pages and indeed merit a book length treatise.
To point out that he has sold more than thirty-five million albums as a solo artist, won fifteen Grammy Awards (including Lifetime Achievement) and changed the course of country music as a producer only scratches the surface of his legacy.
