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Johnny Gimble
Johnny Gimble
American Musician
Born: May 30, 1926
Died: May 9, 2015
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I still play the fiddle every day. I'm afraid if I don't, it won't know who I am. Johnny Gimble
Day Every Day Every Know Am Still Afraid Fiddle Who Play
I didn't really get crazy about Bob Wills until 1940. Johnny Gimble
Crazy Wills About Until Get Bob Really
I tell my audiences today that I served 10 years in Nashville! That's a joke, of course; I was grateful for the work. Bob Ferguson, who produced Connie Smith, Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton, started calling me in. Johnny Gimble
Work Today Me Grateful Joke Tell Smith Calling Course Audiences Nashville Years Ferguson Dolly Parton Bob Produced Who Served Porter Started
When I get asked for advice for a young person starting in the music business, I tell them, 'Play every chance you get, and be real lucky.' Johnny Gimble
Music You Business Advice Young Every Music Business Tell Be Real Real Person Get Young Person Them Asked Lucky Play Every Chance Chance Starting
To join Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys was like throwing a baseball around in your front yard and somebody coming over and signing you to play for the New York Yankees. Johnny Gimble
You Somebody Signing Wills Join Throwing Over New Like Around Yankees Yard Coming Texas York Front New York Bob Your Baseball Play
I asked the man on the phone from the National Endowment for the Arts what this fellowship entailed, and he said, 'Well, first there's $10,000.' I asked him, 'Can I pay it in installments?' Johnny Gimble
Man Phone First National Pay He Well Him Fellowship Said Arts Endowment Asked
I wasn't really an old-time breakdown fiddler. Johnny Gimble
Breakdown Fiddler Really Old-Time
When I'd hear something that sounded like I could follow it - most of those big band jazz tunes are blues anyway - I would hum it and play with the fiddle while I was humming. Johnny Gimble
Big Band Jazz Humming Those Would Follow Something Could Like Most Big Band Hear Hum Blues Tunes Anyway Fiddle While Play
Mostly, whenever I'm booked to do instruction, I just play a little bit and get people to ask questions. We'll play some music for 'em, 'til somebody hollers out, 'Play 'Milk Cow Blues' or 'Play 'San Antonio Rose.' We play requests and demonstrate our music. Johnny Gimble
Music People Somebody Rose Our Booked Bit Our Music Out Some Instruction Mostly Demonstrate Cow Questions Get Just Whenever Blues San San Antonio Little Little Bit Ask Requests Milk Play

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