I'm not a country fan, but the best guitarist I've ever heard is a local ~70 year old guitar picker by the name of Jerry Menown. Though not indicative of his talent, once upon a time he was guitarist in Patsy Cline's band. He also played on the Country Music Jubilee back when it existed. These days, he plays rock and country sets, depending on what band he's playing with, but I think he prefers playing jazz. I've been fortunate enough to see him play quite a few times, with a band as well as solo. once, I was listening to him play a pretty difficult piece, then say, "and here's what it would sound like of Chet Atkins was playing it," and his style changed, and all of a sudden it felt like I was listening to Chet Atkins. A little bit later, he switched the style to that of Jerry Reed, then, continued changing playing styles. I don't think there's anything the man can't do with his guitar.
