Tommy Emmanuel and Michael Cleveland Perform “Mr. Guitar” Together At The Opry Helping To Kick Off The Chet Atkins Appreciation Society’s 4-Day Event
Both the show and CAAS event honored the legendary music icon and guitar great’s 100th anniversary celebration
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Grammy Award-winning acoustic guitarist Tommy Emmanuel and Grammy Award-winning bluegrass fiddler Michael Cleveland joined together on July 10 to help kick off the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society’s four-day annual event that was held at the Music City Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville. Emmanuel and Cleveland appeared together onstage at the Grand Ole Opry, performing “Mr. Guitar,” their collaborative track on the current and critically acclaimed Chet Atkins tribute album, WE STILL CAN’T SAY GOOD BYE—A Musicians’ Tribute To Chet Atkins. Both the show and CAAS event honored the legendary music icon and guitar great’s 100th anniversary celebration.
Released April 19 on the Morningstar Music Productions label, the album features 15 tracks and 22 artists from the country, rock, bluegrass and acoustic musical realms. Conceived and produced by the legendary 3-time Grammy-winning, bluegrass and country songwriter, producer and guitarist Carl Jackson, the album contains some of the world’s best artists and guitar players including Vince Gill, Eric Clapton, Tommy Emmanuel C.G.P., Ricky Skaggs, James Taylor, Alison Krauss, Brad Paisley, Sierra Hull, and many more.
Purchase “We Still Can’t Say Good Bye” HERE or visit the Chet Forever website HERE.
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