In the living room of his Macon, Ga. home, Jimmy Haney holds a photo of himself taken in the days when he played the Grand Ole Opry. Haney was once rhythm guitarist for Patsy Cline.

In the living room of his Macon, Ga. home, Jimmy Haney holds a photo of himself taken in the days when he played the Grand Ole Opry. Haney was once rhythm guitarist for Patsy Cline. / GPB

Jimmy Haney: I'm Here Because Of Patsy Cline

Growing up at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains, Jimmy Haney had one dream. To join the musicians he and his father heard on the radio at the Grand Ole Opry. He got his start on that road in the 1950s with an icon of Country Music, but it almost cost him his life. Haney tells his story in this piece from GPB Music and the Field Note Stenographers

Haney was once rhythm guitarist for Patsy Cline.

Haney was once rhythm guitarist for Patsy Cline. / GPB

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