The all-star doc premieres on April 19th
CMT is set to premiere We Still Can’t Say Goodbye – The Making of a Musician’s Tribute to Chet Atkins and his Legacy Remembered on April 19th. The one-hour program documentary takes fans inside the making of the Chet Atkins tribute album that features 22 artists, including Vince Gill, Eric Clapton, Tommy Emmanuel C.G.P., Ricky Skaggs, James Taylor, Alison Krauss, Brad Paisley, and others. The documentary was executive produced by Martin Fischer and produced and directed by Kathryn Russ for Opry Entertainment Group.
For the very first time on one album, some of the world’s best guitar players and artists join together to pay a musicians’ tribute to the innovator, songwriter, producer, record company executive, and visionary Chet Atkins, as Nashville and the music industry prepare to celebrate what would have been his 100th birthday on June 20th. Featuring 22 players and artists on this 15-track album from the country, rock, bluegrass and acoustic musical realms, We Still Can’t Say Goodbye is due Friday, April 19th on CD and LP via Morningstar Music Productions, distributed by MVD Entertainment.
The CD features a 20-page commemorative booklet with The Journey of Mr. Guitar by Robert K Oermann, liner notes by award-winning journalist Holly Gleason, rare photos, and extensive session notes by Grammy-winning producer Carl Jackson. The set also features an exclusive DVD about the making of the album produced by Opry Entertainment.
The project was produced by country and bluegrass musician and songwriter and three-time Grammy-winning producer and guitarist Carl Jackson of the Louvin Brothers and was recorded at Station West in Nashville with Luke Wooten engineering and mixing. Eric Clapton’s guitars were recorded by Simon Climie.
Chet Atkins is the most recorded solo instrumentalist in music history who traveled far to become “Mr. Guitar.” The journey took the legendary icon from Appalachian poverty to international acclaim, from utter obscurity to three Halls of Fame. He is a 14-time Grammy Award winner, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement recipient, A Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and a Country Music Hall of Fame inductee.
