Ep 23: Tommy Emmanuel

About Nashville – Tommy Emmanuel, Guitar, Chet Atkins, Keith Urban, Paul McCartney, Beatles, Johnny Cash, Nashville, Australia, CMA

GUITAR VIRTUOSO/CMA WINNER/GRAMMY NOMINEE Tommy Emmanuel is a guitar virtuoso, recording artist, CMA winner, Grammy nominee, and international star.     We talked about how he learned to play guitar in Australia, how Chet Akins became his mentor, and how he mentored Keith Urban. We also talked about Johnny Cash’s mystical “IT” factor and Paul McCartney recruiting him to teach at his musical school in Liverpool.  

The Honkytonk Hitman, Mike Rodgers, a former professional boxer and country music singer hosts the About Nashville Podcast where he has casual conversations with the talented and interesting people that live in, around, or are just passing through Nashville.