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Jimmy Capps, longtime Opry guitarist and Musicians Hall of Fame member, dies at 81
Jimmy Capps, a Nashville guitarist who performed on some of country music's most influential recordings, has died at age 81.
Jimmy capps guitarist bio
The Grand Ole Opry, where Capps played in the house band for more than 50 years, confirmed his death Tuesday to The Tennessean.
Moving to Nashville in 1958, Capps chiseled a six-decade career rich in credits alongside leading figures in country music — Johnny Cash, George Strait and Kenny Rogers among them, per the Opry website.
It could be argued that Capps' playing reached virtually all country music listeners in the 20th century. He performed on standards the likes of Rogers' "The Gambler," Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man," George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and Strait's "Amarillo By Morning."
"The heavenly choir has gained one of the finest players to ever play," The Oak Ridge Boys — who enlisted Capps to perform on the 1981 hit "Elvira" — shared Tuesday