Jimmie Fadden

There are few who have had as large an influence on modern harp players as Jimmie Fadden. Jimmy is a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, which spans five decades, thirty some odd albums, for which the band has won 3 Grammies. His harp mentor and teacher was Sonny Terry and his early “harp buddies” included Alan Wilson and Taj Mahal. Early on, he had the opportunity to play with legends such as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Manse Lipscomb, Lightnin’ Hopkins, JB Hutto and the Hawks, Harmonica George Smith, Muddy Waters, Merle Travis and Earl Scruggs. He’s recorded with Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Dan Fogelberg, John Denver, Emmylou Harris, Bruce Hornsby, and Johnny Cash. Jimmie continues to perform with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band as well as the trio, Suitcase Full of Blues.

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There are few who have had as large an influence on modern harp players as Jimmie Fadden. Jimmy is a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, which spans five decades, thirty some odd albums, for which the band has won 3 Grammies. His harp mentor and teacher was Sonny Terry and his early “harp buddies” included Alan Wilson and Taj Mahal. Early on, he had the opportunity to play with legends such as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Manse Lipscomb, Lightnin’ Hopkins, JB Hutto and the Hawks, Harmonica George Smith, Muddy Waters, Merle Travis and Earl Scruggs. He’s recorded with Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Dan Fogelberg, John Denver, Emmylou Harris, Bruce Hornsby, and Johnny Cash. Jimmie continues to perform with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band as well as the trio, Suitcase Full of Blues.

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