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June 2015
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Friends, family to celebrate life of Johnny Gimble
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By Laurel Robertson
ohnny Gimble, whose death on May 9 made headlines in the New York Times, Rolling Stone magazine, the Washington Post and other national newspapers, is being remembered here in Dripping Springs not only as the worldâs premier fiddle player of Texas Swing music, but also as a treasured member of the community he called home for 30 years. âFor two decades, he played his fiddle at every benefit and fundraiser out here,â remembers Alex Dormont of the Hot Texas Swing Band, who shared a stage with Johnny many times. Alex recalls Johnny bringing his entire band to play every year at fundraisers for the Bluebonnet Auxiliary, the Friends Foundation, the Dr. Pound Pioneer Homestead Museum and Founders Day. âHe played his fiddle on a regular baSee JOHNNY GIMBLE, page 3
Johnny Gimble at the age of 17, in June of 1943. Photo courtesy Gimble Family.
The renowned and revered Johnny Gimble. Photo by Wayland D. Clark.
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