DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — Renowned fiddler Johnny Gimble, who gained fame for his backup work with country stars from Merle Haggard to Carrie Underwood, has died. He was 89. His daughter, Cyndy, ...

When the fiddle appears in a country song, it is undeniably the loudest and most piercing instrument on the track. It can whine, it can hiss, it can do many things the guitar can and cannot. One might ...

Charlie Daniels performs during a memorial service for country music singer Troy Gentry at the Grand Ole Opry House on Sept. 14, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. Daniels who had a hit with “Devil Went Down ...

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In August 2011, Tony Pickens , a fiddler who has played with scores of artists including Elvis Presley, was told he would not live until the holidays because of his severe respiratory problems. Twenty ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels, who had a hit with "Devil Went Down to Georgia," has died at age 83. A statement from his publicist said the Country Music Hall ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels, who had a hit with "Devil Went Down to Georgia," has died at age 83. A statement from his publicist said the Country Music Hall ...

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — The band Alabama once sang, "If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band," and a York County native knows that all too well. Maison Shearer and the fiddle ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels, who had a hit with "Devil Went Down to Georgia," has died at age 83.