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    • May 12, 1977
    Chet Atkins holds the first of three sessions for the album "Me And My Guitar" at Nashville's Sound Masters. The album earns a Grammy nomination
    May 25, 1977
    Chet Atkins completes recording for his album "Me And My Guitar" at Sound Masters in Nashville. The LP is destined to receive a Grammy nomination
    Jun 30, 1977
    Chet Atkins signs Steve Wariner to his first recording contract with RCA in Nashville
    Aug 17, 1977
    Steve Wariner has his first recording session, cutting "I'm Already Taken" at RCA Studio B. The studio is filled with reporters, but they are uninterested in Steve. Elvis Presley had died the day prior, and they want to interview producer Chet Atkins
    Aug 18, 1977
    More than 75,000 people gather at Graceland to pay their respects at Elvis Presley's funeral, including Chet Atkins, Sammy Davis Jr., George Hamilton and Ann-Margret 
    Sep 9, 1977
    After visiting RCA to take a tape of songs to Chet Atkins, a Canadian man returns to Music Row, throws $2,500 worth of traveler's checks into the air and strips. Police arrest him, calling him "calm but incoherent"
    Nov 5, 1977
    Bobby Bare sings "Detroit City" and "Miller's Cave" on the syndicated "Pop! Goes The Country." Chet Atkins plays a Beatles medley that includes "Something" and "Lady Madonna." Bare, Atkins, host Ralph Emery and comedian Ruth Buzzi perform "You Are My Sunshine" as the final credits roll
    Nov 15, 1977
    Chet Atkins & Les Paul hold the first session for their Grammy-nominated album "Guitar Monsters" at Nashville's Sound Masters. Among the tracks is "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
    Nov 18, 1977
    Chet Atkins and Les Paul record "Over The Rainbow" and "Brazil" during the final recording session for the "Guitar Monsters" album at Nashville's Sound Masters. The LP will receive a Grammy nomination
    Jan 22, 1978
    NBC airs "50 Years Of Country Music" with Glen Campbell, Roy Clark, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Chet Atkins, Loretta Lynn, The Carter Family, Crystal Gayle, Merle Haggard, Minnie Pearl, Mel Tillis, Ernest Tubb, Kitty Wells and The Statler Brothers
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