ArtistInfo

Jimmy Wyble

g, 1922-2010 US, Port Arthur, Texas
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. James Otis Wyble

James Otis Wyble (January 25, 1922 – January 16, 2010) was an American guitarist, noted for his contributions to both jazz and Western swing. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas and died in Los Angeles, California.Wyble played country music in the early 1940s with fellow guitarist Cameron Hill on local Houston radio. He was playing in Burt "Foreman" Phillips' band when Bob Wills hired him and Hill to play in his group, the Texas Playboys. He served in the Army from 1942 to 1946, and returned to work with Western swing groups into the 1950s.

Instruments

• Guitar
• Electric guitar

Genres

• Jazz
• Pop
• Rock

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