Steve Wariner c.g.p. My Tribute To Chet Atkins (SelecTone Records)

Nashville, Tenn., — Respected recording artist, songwriter and musician extraordinaire Steve Wariner will visit the Country Music Hall of Fame^® and Museum on Saturday, August 29, for a performance and interview. Wariner will discuss and perform selections from his upcoming release, Steve Wariner, c.g.p.: My Tribute to Chet Atkins. The disc includes selected interpretations of Atkins’ work, interspersed with Wariner originals written in Atkins’ style. Guitarist John Knowles, who, like Wariner, is an Atkins-designated “c.g.p.”—certified guitar player—will also appear. The program, which will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Ford Theater, is included with Museum admission and is free for Museum members.

Immediately following the program, Wariner will sign copies of Steve Wariner, c.g.p.: My Tribute to Chet Atkins in the Museum Store. Please visit the Museum’s Web site for signing details.

More on Steve Wariner

Indiana native Steve Wariner’s roots in country music date back to childhood—at the age of 9 he was already playing bass in his father’s country band, and in his early teens, he began to write songs and formed his own group. At 17, Wariner was discovered by Dottie West and toured with her and, later, with Atkins. With Atkins’ help, Wariner signed with RCA Records in 1977 and scored his first #1 record a few years later with “All Roads Lead to You.”

Since then, Wariner has become one of country music’s most prodigious and enduring artists. Over the last three decades, during stints at MCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Nashville, he has enjoyed a long string of Top Ten hits, including “Some Fools Never Learn,” “The Weekend,” “Lynda,” “The Tips of My Fingers,” “What If I Said” and “Holes in the Floor of Heaven,” the latter of which garnered Wariner the Country Music Association’s Song of the Year and Single of the Year Awards in 1998, and the Academy of Country Music’s Song of the Year honor the following year.

The Grammy-winning Wariner joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1996. His formidable songwriting skills have earned 16 BMI Country Awards and 11 BMI Million-Air Awards, for songs receiving over one million on-air plays. Songs he has written for others include “Nothin’ But the Taillights,” recorded by Clint Black; “Longneck Bottle,” by Garth Brooks; and “Where the Blacktop Ends,” by Keith Urban. In 2003, he formed his own label, SelecTone Records, and continues to write, record and perform.

These programs are made possible, in part, by grants from the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission and by an agreement between the Tennessee Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Country Music Hall of Fame^® and Museum is operated by the Country Music Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization chartered by the state of Tennessee in 1964. The Museum’s mission is the preservation of the history of country and related vernacular music rooted in southern culture. With the same educational mission, the Foundation also operates CMF Records, the Museum’s Frist Library and Archive, CMF Press, Historic RCA Studio B, and Hatch Show Print.

More information about the Country Music Hall of Fame^® and Museum is available at countrymusichalloffame.com

– From the Country Music Hall of Fame^® and Museum