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    • May 25, 1939
    Guitarist Jimmy Capps is born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. A longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry band, he plays on such hits as George Strait's "Unwound," Ronnie Milsap's "Smoky Mountain Rain," Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler" and The Oak Ridge Boys' "Elvira"
    Nov 10, 1978
    Keyboard player David Briggs, steel guitarist Pete Drake and guitar players Reggie Young and Jimmie Capps do further work on Billy "Crash" Craddock's "If I Could Write A Song As Beautiful As You" at Nashville's Woodland Sound Studios
    Jan 28, 2014
    Barbara Mandrell and Roy Orbison are added to the Musicians Hall of Fame at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium. Other new members include guitarists Jimmy Capps and Corki Casey O'Dell, steel guitar player Ben Keith, bass player Velma Williams Smith and record executive Mike Curb
    Oct 16, 2014
    Lulu Belle & Scotty and session guitarist Jimmy Capps join the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Gem Theatre in Kannapolis
    Jan 17, 2015
    The Tennessee legislature passes a resolution honoring Jimmy Capps as a "highly acclaimed guitarist." Capps played on such hits as George Strait's "Amarillo By Morning," Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler," The Oak Ridge Boys' "Elvira" and George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
    Mar 26, 2015
    Charlie Daniels and Charlie McCoy perform at a private function at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville honoring a new exhibit, "Dylan, Cash, And The Nashville Cats: A New Nashville." Also attending are Deana Carter and musicians Jimmy Capps, Wayne Moss, Lloyd Green, David Briggs, Mac Gayden and Norbert Putnam
    Dec 1, 2018
    Grand Ole Opry guitarist Jimmy Capps publishes his autobiography, "The Man In Back." He played on hits by Kenny Rogers, George Strait, The Oak Ridge Boys, George Jones and Barbara Mandrell
    Dec 21, 2018
    Mark Wills performs "Don't Laugh At Me" after he's invited by Vince Gill to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Jimmy Capps also celebrates 60 years as a guitarist in the Opry house band, playing songs that he helped record: "The Gambler," "He Stopped Loving Her Today," "Elvira" and "Stand By Your Man"
    Jun 1, 2020
    Guitarist Jimmy Capps dies. A longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry house band, he played on Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler," George Strait's "Amarillo By Morning," George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and The Oak Ridge Boys' "Elvira"
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