Jimmy Wyble

Jimmy Wyble played country music in the early 1940s with fellow guitarist Cameron Hill on local Houston radio. He was playing in Foreman Phillips's 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.

In 1953, he released his first record as a bandleader, The Jimmy Wyble Quintet. The album featured accordion, clarinet, guitar, bass, and drums. That same year, he recorded with Barney Kessel. Soon after he played in the bands of Benny Goodman and Red Norvo; with Norvo he toured Australia backing Frank Sinatra.

Wyble's output decreased in the 1960s and 1970s, playing mainly as a session musician in Los Angeles. In 1977 he recorded an album entitled Jimmy Wyble & Love Brothers, which featured neither a musician nor an ensemble called "Love Brothers". During this time Wyble played on TV shows such as The Flip Wilson Show and Kraft Music Hall, and studied classical guitar with Laurindo Almeida. Wyble also taught others; among his students were Howard Roberts, Steve Lukather and Larry Koonse. Wyble played guitar on soundtracks including The Wild Bunch, Ocean's Eleven, and Kings Go Forth.

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Past Artists- Jimmy Wyble ( March, 2008) What our members had to say ! "The clinic was completely different than any of the others I've attended, but just as great in it's own way. My only disappointment was that all of the Two Line Improvisation books were sold before the clinic even started. That feeling vanished once I started playing through the book I was fortunate enough to get, the last copy of 'Jimmy Wyble's Solo Collection'. It's written simple enough that I could get through an entire song in one sitting, yet touches on all of the 'outside' harmonies he discussed that make the guitar so unique and have always escaped me. This book is a must have and a definite ear opener. I doubt he'll be flying around the country putting on clinics for many more years, so feel very fortunate to have attended one and even more fortunate that an organization exists in Spokane with the power to bring him here!" Jimmy Wyble Clinic March, 2008 Clinic: “Playing Chord Scales” Jimmy Wyble played country music in the early 1940s with fellow guitarist Cameron Hill on local Houston radio. He was playing in Foreman Phillips's 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. In 1953, he released his first record as a bandleader, The Jimmy Wyble Quintet. The album featured accordion, clarinet, guitar, bass, and drums. That same year, he recorded with Barney Kessel. Soon after he played in the bands of Benny Goodman and Red Norvo; with Norvo he toured Australia backing Frank Sinatra. Wyble's output decreased in the 1960s and 1970s, playing mainly as a session musician in Los Angeles. In 1977 he recorded an album entitled Jimmy Wyble & Love Brothers, which featured neither a musician nor an ensemble called "Love Brothers". During this time Wyble played on TV shows such as The Flip Wilson Show and Kraft Music Hall, and studied classical guitar with Laurindo Almeida. Wyble also taught others; among his students were Howard Roberts, Steve Lukather and Larry Koonse. Wyble played guitar on soundtracks including The Wild Bunch, Ocean's Eleven, and Kings Go Forth.
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Past Artists- Jimmy Wyble ( March, 2008)

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