The post R.I.P. Jimmy Capps, “The Gambler” Guitarist and Grand Ole Opry Member Dies at 81 appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Jimmy Capps, a Nashville session guitarist and member of the Grand Ole ...

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — The world of country music is mourning the death of a legendary guitarist. Jimmy Capps, the lead guitar in the house band at the Grand Ole Opry and a member of the Musicians ...

Jimmy Capps titled his autobiography “The Man in Back,” a reference to his decades as a session guitarist on some of country music’s biggest hits. Soon, Capps will also be known as the man on the ...

Jimmy Capps, a Nashville guitarist who performed on some of country music's most influential recordings, has died at age 81. The Grand Ole Opry, where Capps played in the house band for more than 50 ...

Guitarist Jimmy Capps, a member of the Musicians Hall of Fame who played on such timeless country songs as Kenny Rogers’ “The Gambler,” George Jones’ “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” and George Strait’s ...