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We lost another one
Jimmy Capps has passed. The "Man in Back" will be missed.
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I didn’t know who he was, had to look him up.
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Just found out today, Wednesday June 3rd, of his passing yesterday. I never heard of him until years ago I started to watch RFD-TV and say him play on several old shows and the relatively current Family's Country Reunions and Larrys Country Diner with Larry Black. That's when I discovered his nickname of the sheriff character he played on the Diner show. His playing looked like water running downhill. No cause of death provided so far. He was a "goodun"
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We would occasionally get Larry's Country Diner on the upper channels, and the playing of the sheriff was always tasty and impressive. I never knew his name though.
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Is that the "Man in Black" or is it "Back"?
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That would be "back." I learned of him several years ago on RFD TV. Hopefully he was as cool as he seemed.
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He used “back “ as play on “man in black “ since he was “back up “ for lots of vocalist.
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"The man in back". As he put it, that's where he wanted to be, behind the person in the light with the microphone, making music and not in the limelight.
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"The man in back" is the title of his book, I think it was published relatively recently, not sure of the year. But I saw a picture of the cover
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Last year. A nice, easy read and full of interesting stories and interviews.
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Memorial Service will be at the Opry on Tuesday. WSM will stream it starting at 1 PM local time.
Larry's Country Diner show will have a special show this week in honor and remembrance as well. Last edited by The Growler; 06-08-2020 at 08:22 PM. |