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Events on Saturday 30 June 2001 1
1924 – 2001Chet Atkins (1924-2001)Died 30 June 2001, aged 77Atkins was a guitarist and record producer whose fingerpicking technique made him one of the most admired players in country music. As an executive at RCA in Nashville he helped shape the smooth Nashville sound. He won 14 Grammy Awards.