Chet Atkins received many honors including 14 Grammy Awards as well as the `` Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award . '' He won nine Country Music Association `` Instrumentalist of the Year '' awards , and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame . Among many honors , Atkins received 14 Grammy Awards as well as the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award , nine Country Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year awards , and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum .