Died On This Date (January 16, 2010) Jimmy Wyble / Guitarist; Played With Bob Wills & Benny Goodman
themusicsover Jimmy Wyble
January 25, 1922 – January 16, 2010
Jimmy Wyble is best remembered as a guitarist who made significant contributions to worlds of jazz and Western swing. During the early days of his career, Wyble played country-western, most notably in Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys. After serving a few years in WWII, Wyble set his sites on jazz and formed his own combo. He released his first album, The Jimmy Wyble Quintet in 1953. In the coming years, he played in both Benny Goodman’s and Red Norvo’s bands. While playing for the latter, he toured with Frank Sinatra. Wyble was a session player throughout most of the ’60s and ’70s, playing on such television shows as The Flip Wilson Show, and on such film soundtracks as Ocean’s Eleven and The Wild Bunch. He was also a respected guitar teacher who taught the likes of Steve Lukather. Jimmy Wyble passed away from heart failure just days before his 88th birthday.
Hank Williams was not only the patriarch of a musical family that includes Hank Jr, Hank III, Holly Williams, Jett Williams and Hillary Williams, but is also considered by many to be the patriarch of honky-tonk music. Williams’ career began when, at 17, he took up residence outside the local radio station on weekends and after school. He was soon invited to perform on the air which lead to a twice-weekly program of his own. Over the course of the next 15 years, Williams released a string of records that cemented his place in music history as one of the most influential songwriters of all time. With nearly a dozen #1 hits, his catalog included such classic country songs as “Move it on Over,” “Jambalaya,” “Hey Good Lookin’,” “Your Cheatin’ Heart,” and “Cold, Cold Heart.” Not only have his songs been covered by hundreds of country, folk, R&B, and rock singers, but Williams himself has been the subject of or mentioned in over 50 songs by the likes of 