[Dixielandjazz] R.I.P. - Jimmy Wyble

[Robert Ringwald]

Jimmy Wyble, an Eclectic Guitarist, Dies at 87
Los Angeles Times, January 25, 2010

Jimmy Wyble, 87, a guitarist of great range who played with country-western swing
bandleader Bob Wills as well as with the Benny Goodman and Red Norvo jazz combos,
died of heart failure Jan. 16 while under hospice care at his home in Altadena, according
to his friend and fellow guitarist Larry Koonse.
James Otis Wyble was born Jan. 25, 1922, in Port Arthur, Texas. While working for
a Houston radio station and playing guitar in western swing bands in the early 1940s,
he and fellow guitarist Cameron Hill were invited to join Bob Wills' Texas Playboys.
Wyble served in the Army during World War II and later led his own jazz quintet of
accordion, clarinet, bass and drums along with his guitar.
In the 1950s and '60s, he toured with Norvo, a vibraphonist, and with Goodman, the
clarinetist and bandleader, as well as with Frank Sinatra during an Australian concert
series.
When not touring, Wyble was a studio musician in Los Angeles, a member of Tony Rizzi's
Five Guitars group and a well-regarded instructor.


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