New Chet Atkins Book From Author/Historian Don Cusic Due In June
Belmont University professor and historian Don Cusic is set to release a new book, Chet Atkins: Mr. Guitar, with the University of Georgia Press in June.
In Chet Atkins: Mr. Guitar, Cusic illuminates the legend, detailing Atkins’s work as a guitarist, producer, music executive and guitar designer, while also exploring his roles as mentor, friend and husband.
By the end of his life in 2001, Atkins had recorded over 100 solo albums, won 14 Grammys, including a Grammy for Lifetime Achievement, nine Country Music Association Instrumentalist awards and was a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. His innovative playing style has inspired musicians from Mark Knopfler, George Harrison and Paul McCartney to Earl Klugh, Tommy Emmanuel, Doc Watson, Jerry Reed and many others.
Cusic is the author of more than 30 books including biographies of Eddy Arnold, Roger Miller, Merle Haggard and Gene Autry. He is a Curb Professor of Music Industry History at Belmont University in Nashville.
