Jimmy Buchanan
James Delbert "Jim" Buchanan (1941 – March 4, 2026) was an Appalachian fiddle player and session musician born in Morganton, North Carolina, and trained by his father, old-time fiddler Clato "Buck" Buchanan. He played fiddle with Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys during the mid-1960s. Buchanan also played with The Greenbriar Boys, Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals, Mel Tillis & the Statesiders, and the David Grisman Quartet. He was a Nashville session musician who recorded tracks for George Jones, Waylon Jennings, Dolly Parton, Ringo Starr, and Dan Fogelberg.
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- No. 30 August 2002