Jimmy Lunsford
Musician
Best known for
Fiddle
Jimmy Lunsford was an American bluegrass fiddler and songwriter.
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- Born around 1928 in western North Carolina, he was a nephew of the folklorist Bascom Lamar Lunsford.
- Played twin fiddles with Don Reno and Red Smiley's Tennessee Cut-Ups in the 1950s.
- Co-wrote the tune “Dixie Breakdown” with Don Reno.
- Also played with Jim and Jesse and with Roy Acuff, and later worked as a Nashville songwriter. He died in 1978.
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Reno & SmileyPlayed on recordings with Reno & Smiley
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Bill Harrell and the VirginiansPlayed on recording with Bill Harrell and the Virginians
