A Mark In Time

General Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: dustyvalentino on October 22, 2009, 04:38:17 PM

Title: RIP Leona Atkins
Post by: dustyvalentino on October 22, 2009, 04:38:17 PM

Widow of Chet has joined him upstairs. I'm sure Mark knew her well.

http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2009/10/22/leona-atkins-widow-of-chet-atkins-dies-at-age-85/

Title: Re: RIP Leona Atkins
Post by: Rollergirl on October 22, 2009, 05:20:59 PM

RIP
Nice to know they are together now...

Title: Re: RIP Leona Atkins
Post by: ingridswing on October 22, 2009, 11:51:11 PM

Rest in peace Leona

Title: Re: RIP Leona Atkins
Post by: Pottel on October 23, 2009, 08:48:20 AM

interesting to read this quote:
"She'd tell stories about the hours he'd practice, how he'd play and fall asleep with the guitar still in his lap. She'd take it out of his lap and put him to bed."


seem to know that from somewhere...

Title: Re: RIP Leona Atkins
Post by: Jules on November 15, 2009, 05:40:45 PM

Chet was a great loss. I still remember with tears in my eyes the day he died. I was in Madrid in a friend