Jimmy Riddle

b. James Riddle, 3 September 1918, Dyersburg, Tennessee, USA, d. 10 December 1982, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Riddle grew up in Memphis and as a boy learned to play the harmonica that his grandfather gave him for his fourth birthday. He later also played piano, piano accordion, guitar and bass. He played on street corners before joining Uncle Rube Turnipseed And The Pea Ridge Ramblers in the mid-30s. He then joined the Swift Jewel Cowboys, a western swing band, where he acted as a substitute player, and during his tenure with the band, he played whatever instrument was needed ...