JACKSON, TOMMY
(1926–1979)
JACKSON, TOMMY (b. Thomas Lee J., Jr., Birmingham, Ala., March 31, 1926–December 9, 1979) One of the greatest and most popular Nashville session musicians of the 1950s and 1960s, Jackson helped create the modern country FIDDLE style and also made instrumental recordings that fueled the popularity of Western square dancing. Jackson was born in Alabama, but his family moved to Nashville just before his first birthday, so he was raised in the country capital. A child prodigy on the violin, he…