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Johnny Gimble

Johnny Gimble (1926–2015) was an American fiddler and mandolinist from East Texas who played western swing with Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys and became one of Nashville's most recorded session fiddlers. He won multiple Grammy Awards, was named CMA Instrumentalist of the Year five times, and received a National Heritage Fellowship.

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