Jimmy Capps Dies at 81 - Obituary

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Beloved veteran country session musician and longtime Grand Ole Opry house band guitarist Jimmy Capps has died at age 81.

Jimmy Capps attends the 2014 Musicians Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Nashville Municipal Auditorium on January 28, 2014 in Nashville, Tenn.

A spokesperson for the Opry confirmed the news toThe Musicians Hall of Fame member began his career with the Louvin Brothers in 1958, kicking off a more than half-century career that included laying down iconic licks on such country standards as Tammy Wynette's"Stand By Your Man," George Jones'"He Stopped Loving Her Today," the Oak Ridge Boys'"Elvira," Kenny Rogers'"The Gambler" and"The Rose" by Conway Twitty.

Capps played lead guitar on the long-running Opry radio shows until his death, backing guest artists and serving as a kind of ambassador for country, according to a number of remembrances from friends and fellow artists provided toI’m deeply saddened by the news of the passing of my dear friend, Jimmy Capps. Jimmy was maybe the kindest and most considerate person I knew in the music business," said Charley Pride.

The Oak Ridge Boys' Joe Bonsall added,"In a time of darkness Jimmy was always a light. Like everyone else in Nashville Jimmy was a part of our music and our career and our lives!!! This will take a while to process... the Oak Ridge Boys will sure miss The Man In Back ... Until the DAY." Crystal Gayle recalled the first time she met Capps, at which point he was already a fixture in Nashville as one of the city's great guitar players."I worked with Jimmy many times and I got to know him and his wonderful wife Michele even better these last several years at the Opry," she said."Jimmy was always ready with a smile, a kind word and a great guitar lick. I can’t imagine the Opry without Jimmy Capps. These crazy times are much sadder this morning.

 

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