According to Texas Folklife Resources, then, the time has come to pay tribute to the man they call the “King of Swing Fiddle.” Austin’s nonprofit preservationists of all things Lone Star and rootsy, ...

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Johnny Gimble, the so-called "king of the swing fiddle," has toured with Willie Nelson and recorded tracks with Merle Haggard, Charley Pride, Chet Atkins and Connie Smith. The 84-year-old ...