Legendary Country Guitarist Passes Away

By: Cheryl Johnstone

6/6/2020

Country Music News

Jimmy Capps, the guitarist who played on the Kenny Rogers classic ‘The Gambler’, has died at 81.

The member of the Musicians Hall of Fame also played on George Jones’ ‘He Stopped Loving Her Today’,” George Strait’s ‘Amarillo by Morning’, and many other country standards.

Capps was also a member of the Grand Ole Opry, playing lead guitar in the house band.

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