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Anyone know who the guitar player is?

PostPosted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:11 pm
by BillB
I saw this Don Gibson video and wondered who the lead guitar player is. I also saw him on some other Grand Ole Opry videos, and it seems like I probably should know who he is. Someone help me out here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZkzs9hQg8Q

Bill B.

Re: Anyone know who the guitar player is?

PostPosted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:38 pm
by rhirvine
He resembles a sergeant I knew in the air force named vernon seay who was a really good chet type player a lot better than me anyway. Of course it probably isn't him.

Re: Anyone know who the guitar player is?

PostPosted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:45 pm
by BillB
He gets up around 1:28 and plays the lead break. Good pickin' with some jazzy licks.

Bill B.

Re: Anyone know who the guitar player is?

PostPosted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:36 pm
by awykle
That's longtime Opry guitarist and session great Spider Wilson.

Re: Anyone know who the guitar player is?

PostPosted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:47 pm
by kentwkistler
To me, it looks as if it could be "Jimmy" Wilson, who worked with Dickens quite a bit. But it could be "Spider;" I never knew him so don't know what he looks like. Could they be brothers?????

Re: Anyone know who the guitar player is?

PostPosted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:06 pm
by Richard Hudson
Apparently one and the same.

http://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showt ... ?p=2001599

Thanks,
Richard

Re: Anyone know who the guitar player is?

PostPosted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:07 pm
by awykle
Jimmy is Spider's given name. They are one in the same.

Re: Anyone know who the guitar player is?

PostPosted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:15 pm
by BillB
Thanks, guys!
I was thinking that it was someone we had discussed in the past here on the Chetboard (or the old one). He's a great player. Anyone know if he's still around?

Bill B.