Most readers know that Tommy Emmanuel’s mentor Chet Atkins dubbed him a “C.G.P.” meaning Certified Guitar Player, but Certified Guitar Performer is also appropriate given the dazzling display he puts ...

Grammy-nominated guitarist, composer and performer Tommy Emmanuel is distinguished as one of only five musicians handpicked by his mentor, Chet Atkins, as a Certified Guitar Player. Emmanuel and ...

Tommy Emmanuel recently moved to Nashville, but that doesn’t mean he will be doing session work in the recording mecca of country music. Emmanuel, a supreme guitar virtuoso once praised by Chet Atkins ...

When Tommy Emmanuel was 11 years old, he wrote a fan letter to his favorite guitarist. A lot of youngsters have done similar things -- mailed off words of praise to their heroes. What's rare is when ...

When Tommy Emmanuel plays his acoustic guitar, it's like listening to a guy who speaks 100 languages. Dude makes that thing talk! This just in from Dick Ward of the Central New York Guitar League: The ...