Jimmie Widener
Jimmie Widener was born in Seminole, Oklahoma in 1924. Played banjo and guitar as well as sang with Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, guitar and vocals with Spade Cooley, guitar and vocals with Tex Williams, rhythm guitar with The Whipporwills, and originated The Country Gentlemen. During the early 1950's he MC'ed the Tex Williams television show, live from Knotts Berry Farm, and was one of the busiest session musicians in the Los Angelas area. He retired from the music business in the 1970's and passed away Sep. 8, 2001.
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