Chet Atkins' class act

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: October 6, 1998| Author: DAVE HOEKSTRA | Copyright information

NASHVILLE Chet Atkins is the world's most universally known guitarist. It can sadden the soul to see him walk slowly into his Music Row office with a wooden cane and a willing heart.

But give him time.

A humble spirit and Tennessee wit will soon fill the room. Atkins, 74, has spent much of the last year recovering from a stroke and surgery to remove a brain tumor. On a sunny Friday afternoon, he sits behind an old desk and carefully props his cane on the desktop. Atkins hold...

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