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Transcript: Profile: Country music pioneer Chet Atkins dies at the age of 77
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- NPR Morning Edition
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- July 2, 2001
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Profile: Country music pioneer Chet Atkins dies at the age of 77
Host: BOB EDWARDS
Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon
BOB EDWARDS, host:
This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Bob Edwards.
(Soundbite of guitar music)
EDWARDS: One of the most influential figures in 20th century American
music has died. Chet Atkins helped change the sound of country music
in the 1950s, taking it to millions of people who might not have been
willing to listen to it before. In doing so, he also changed pop
music. His guitar playing influenced just about every guitar player,
pop or country, who's come along since. NPR's Tom Cole has this
appreciation.
TOM COLE ...