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Chet Atkins and Skeeter Davis in Tokyo, 1965

By Joe Gromelski
Published: August 11, 2012
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Masahiko Nakamura ©Stars and Stripes
Tokyo, October, 1965: Wearing kimonos, Chet Atkins and Skeeter Davis pose in the garden of the Tokyo Hilton Hotel. The two country music stars, who were touring Japan with an all-star show that also featured Hank Locklin and The Browns, were being photographed for an East-meets-West cover of Stars and Stripes' weekly magazine section.

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