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Jimmy Bryant

Jimmy Bryant has been played on NTS in shows including Loose Bones, featured first on 20 June 2016. Songs played include Deep Water, Lazy Guitar and The West Is Calling.

Jimmy Bryant (March 5, 1925 – September 22, 1980) was a prominent American session guitarist. He was billed as "The Fastest Guitar in the Country".

Biography:

Ivy J. Bryant, Jr. was born in Moultrie, Georgia, the oldest of 12 children. During the Great Depression he played the fiddle on street corners to help the family buy food, pushed to do so by his father.

After being wounded in World War II, he began working seriously on his guitar…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Deep Water
Jimmy Bryant, Speedy West
Capitol Records1954
Deep Water
Jimmy Bryant, Speedy WestCapitol Records1954
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Lazy Guitar
Speedy West, Jimmy Bryant
Step One Records1990
Lazy Guitar
Speedy West, Jimmy BryantStep One Records1990
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The West Is Calling
Speedy West, Jimmy Bryant
Step One Records1990
The West Is Calling
Speedy West, Jimmy BryantStep One Records1990
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Boogie Man
Speedy West, Jimmy Bryant
Step One Records1990
Boogie Man
Speedy West, Jimmy BryantStep One Records1990
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Blue Bonnet Rag
Speedy West, Jimmy Bryant
Capitol Records1954
Blue Bonnet Rag
Speedy West, Jimmy BryantCapitol Records1954
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Rippling Waters
Speedy West, Jimmy Bryant
Bear Family Records1997
Rippling Waters
Speedy West, Jimmy BryantBear Family Records1997
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Reflections From The Moon
Speedy West, Jimmy Bryant
Bear Family Records1997
Reflections From The Moon
Speedy West, Jimmy BryantBear Family Records1997
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Rolling Sky
Jimmy Bryant, Speedy West
Capitol Records1957
Rolling Sky
Jimmy Bryant, Speedy WestCapitol Records1957
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