Just too damn sad, but he has been failing pretty badly for awhile and at least his pain is gone now. The great guitarist that he was, let's not forget the monstrous shadow he threw over Nashville as a producer. Not everyone agreed with his decisions, but very few had the power to change a Chet Atkins decision. The general course of Country Music was controlled and manipulated by him for many years.

He will be missed to say the very least and I hope Kim checks in here because I will guarantee that the city of Nashville will be virtually closed down for days. When a major luminary passes it is a significan event there and I recall the death of Marty Robbins and how the town could not focus on anything else. When Sarah Canon (Minnie) died it was simply unbelievable.

Thanks for everything Chet, but especially for your rendition of one very special song, you know the one.

Spaw