Jimmy Riddle
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| Born | September 3, 1918 |
| Died | December 10, 1982 (aged 64) |
| Occupation(s) | musician, television performer |
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James Lawrence Riddle (September 3, 1918 – December 10, 1982) was an American country musician and multi-instrumentalist best known for his appearances on the country music and comedy television show Hee Haw. He was primarily known for the vocal art of eefing.
Biography
Riddle was born in Dyersburg, Tennessee and got into show business in Memphis, Tennessee at age 16 by passing the hat in a local beer joint. He moved to Texas in 1939 where he later met Roy Acuff. He joined Acuff's Smokey Mountain Boys group in 1943 and became a regular member of the band. playing harmonica, piano, and accordion, until his death.
Riddle was a featured performer on
Riddle is commemorated in Cockney rhyming slang: to go for a Jimmy Riddle is to urinate or piddle.[1]
Riddle died of cancer in Nashville in 1982, aged 64.
References
- , retrieved 2023-09-02
External links
- Biography at Hee Haw
- Sharpe, Jennifer (March 13, 2006). "Jimmie Riddle and the Lost Art of Eephing". National Public Radio. Retrieved March 20, 2006.
- Jimmy Riddle at IMDb
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