Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Steel guitar great Jimmie Crawford, 69, dies
From the Tennessean
Steel Guitar Hall of Famer Jimmie Crawford — an innovative player, teacher and instrument-maker who performed with artists including Kitty Wells, George Jones, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton — died early Wednesday after an apparent heart attack. He was 69.
''He was in that small, elite group of world-class players,'' said Lloyd Green, himself a legend in the steel guitar world. ''He could hold his own with anyone. A musical genius.''
Born in Obetz, Ohio, Mr. Crawford grew up around country music. He began playing in area clubs with Donny Lytle, who would later become famous as ''Johnny Paycheck.''
Mr. Crawford is survived by wife Elsie Orens Crawford; sister Connie Crawford Johnson; children Lucy Callaway, Steve Crawford, Tim Crawford, Robin Fletcher, Rhonda Crawford and Dee Dee Wright; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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The Tennessean
Steel Guitar Hall of Famer Jimmie Crawford — an innovative player, teacher and instrument-maker who performed with artists including Kitty Wells, George Jones, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton — died early Wednesday after an apparent heart attack. He was 69.
''He was in that small, elite group of world-class players,'' said Lloyd Green, himself a legend in the steel guitar world. ''He could hold his own with anyone. A musical genius.''
Born in Obetz, Ohio, Mr. Crawford grew up around country music. He began playing in area clubs with Donny Lytle, who would later become famous as ''Johnny Paycheck.''
Mr. Crawford is survived by wife Elsie Orens Crawford; sister Connie Crawford Johnson; children Lucy Callaway, Steve Crawford, Tim Crawford, Robin Fletcher, Rhonda Crawford and Dee Dee Wright; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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The Tennessean
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