[Dixielandjazz] Jimmy Rivers

[Robert Ringwald]

yes, jimmy was a great guitar player and a heck of a nice guy besides.

He worked with my band for quite a while until shortly after I moved to the 
Los Angeles area in 1979.

At one time when he lived in Oakland, he took his band to San Quinton, or 
wherever Merle Haggard was incarcerated.  They did a show there.

Years later when Gary Church was playing trumpet with Merle, he took Jimmy 
back stage to meet Merle.  When Jimmy walked in, Merle immediately 
recognized him from Merle's prison days.  Merle said, "Hey, you're that guy 
with the twin neck guitar."

We all miss Jimmy a whole lot.


--Bob Ringwald K6YBV
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