Chet Atkins

American country guitar player and producer, born June 20, 1924, Luttrell, Tennessee, USA, died June 30, 2001, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Even though most know him as "Mr. Guitar" he was also a record producer for many big stars such as Elvis Presley. He invented what is known as "the Nashville sound" which was a smoother more jazz-like form of country music.