DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (AP) – Renowned fiddler Johnny Gimble, who gained fame for his backup work with country stars from Merle Haggard to Carrie Underwood, has died. He was 89. His daughter, Cyndy, ...

Johnny Gimble, the so-called "king of the swing fiddle," has toured with Willie Nelson and recorded tracks with Merle Haggard, Charley Pride, Chet Atkins and Connie Smith. The 84-year-old ...

AUSTIN — Part of being a true living legend is not talking about it, so even as Johnny Gimble made his name playing hot country jazz fiddle with Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys in the late 1940s and ...

Born in Tyler, Texas fiddler Johnny Gimble (1926-2015) lived in Dallas in the 50s and was a regular on the radio show The Big D Jamboree.(supplied / CMH Records) “The message in our kind of music is ...

Tyler native Johnny Gimble was named Fiddle Player of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards held on this date in both 1981 and 1982. He was known for a lively style of playing and is often ...

DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — Renowned fiddler Johnny Gimble, who gained fame for his backup work with country stars from Merle Haggard to Carrie Underwood, has died. He was 89. His daughter, Cyndy, ...

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