tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682109789218884274.post8254997480455615630..comments2023-12-29T19:23:24.840-08:00Comments on Po' buckra: Rest In Peace, Jimmy DuckworthGilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03157301426776518899noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682109789218884274.post-18387361739033088282010-08-22T20:40:37.161-07:002010-08-22T20:40:37.161-07:00they had three monkeys...the last one was a mean s...they had three monkeys...the last one was a mean sob...i spent my formative years 16 til now hanging with them Duckworth boys so much that people thought i was a brother..what an honor..learned to play the blues with jimmy.i played a gig as a bass player in HECTOR (boy they were loud) .played in the infamous COLD DUCK BOOGIE BAND with jimmy and Larry (we did 3 gigs..avondale Presbyterian (Fillmore south)..labor day sale in front of Penneys (loud blues at 8 am!! )at park road shopping center and our piece de resistance..2 weeks at a traveling carnival strip show !!!all of this when we were in high school! then we joined EROS and saw the world (at least I-85)...we played thru college and i was lucky enough to play for him a week before he passed!he was so unassuming that he didn't think what he did was special...imagine!...Charlotte and the world IS a better place because of JIMMY D...miss you bro...murrtheblurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18000772829399793496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682109789218884274.post-28826047999737038502010-08-22T18:46:49.628-07:002010-08-22T18:46:49.628-07:00So sorry to hear about Jimmy's untimely death....So sorry to hear about Jimmy's untimely death. In junior high school, my friends and I would go to his house and listen to him and Larry play. They were awesome way back then. I enjoyed hearing him play around town and on TV. He was some kind of talent, for sure.<br />RIP, Jimmy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682109789218884274.post-66181658722576461672010-08-22T16:52:41.881-07:002010-08-22T16:52:41.881-07:00I used to teach at Howren Music along with Jimmy. ...I used to teach at Howren Music along with Jimmy. I remember a great story he told explaining Ornette Coleman and harmolodics. I still retell that one and get a laugh. Bless you Jimmy.<br /><br />Bobby GrayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682109789218884274.post-35201695410280107312010-08-21T19:23:15.460-07:002010-08-21T19:23:15.460-07:00Nicely put Gil. While I never got to know Jimmy, I...Nicely put Gil. While I never got to know Jimmy, I had a great deal of respect for him as a player. He was a player that everyone looked up to. <br /><br />R.I.P. Jimmy<br /><br />MurphyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com