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Jimmie Widener
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Jimmie Widener was born in Seminole, Oklahoma in 1924. Played banjo and guitar as well as sang with Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, guitar and vocals with Spade Cooley, guitar and vocals with Tex Williams, rhythm guitar with The Whipporwills, and originated The Country Gentlemen. During the early 1950's he MC'ed the Tex Williams television show, live from Knotts Berry Farm, and was one of the busiest session musicians in the Los Angelas area. He retired from the music business in the 1970's and passed away Sep. 8, 2001. The picture that is attached to this Biography is not that of Jimmie Widener. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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The History Of Country & Western Music - Vol. 12
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Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie (Roots Of Rockabilly 1944-56)
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The History of Country & Western Music
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Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys #3 Cowboy & Western Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys #3 Cowboy & Western
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Smokin Country Hits, Vol. 4
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Country Volume 6
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The History of Country & Western Music, Volume 12
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Hooked On Country Classics Vol. 17
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Shuffle Town: Western Swing On King 1946 - 50
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Shuffle Town
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History Of C&W Music CD12
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Guitars and Guns, Vol. 2