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    • Mar 5, 1925
    Guitarist Jimmy Bryant is born in Pavo, Georgia. Based in Los Angeles, he plays on numerous sessions and teams with Speedy West for some scintillating instrumental duets. Bryant also writes Waylon Jennings' "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line"
    Sep 2, 1954
    Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West record "Stratosphere Boogie" at the Capitol Studios on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles
    Oct 25, 1954
    Capitol releases Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West's "Stratosphere Boogie." The recording is ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Sep 10, 1956
    Bobby Bare holds the first recording session of his career, at the Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood. His backing band includes Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West, Buck Owens and future Buckaroo drummer Pee Wee Adams
    Oct 9, 1956
    Instrumental partners Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West hold what proves to be their final recording session as a duo in Los Angeles
    Mar 6, 1967
    Jimmy Bryant is recognized as the Top Lead Guitarist in the second annual Academy of Country & Western Music awards, emceed by Lorne Greene at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles
    Mar 4, 1968
    Jimmy Bryant repeats as Top Lead Guitarist in the third annual Academy of Country & Western Music awards at Los Angeles' Century Plaza Hotel
    Apr 28, 1969
    Jimmy Bryant is named Top Lead Guitar for the third straight year in the fourth annual Academy of Country & Western Music awards, hosted by Dick Clark at the Palladium in Hollywood
    Aug 27, 1979
    Guitarist Jimmy Bryant is honored at The Palomino in North Hollywood with a benefit concert to raise funds for his chemotherapy treatments
    Sep 22, 1980
    Electric guitarist Jimmy Bryant dies of lung cancer in Moultrie, Georgia. Teamed with steel player Speedy West, they were jointly known as the Flaming Guitars for their lightning-quick facility. Bryant also wrote the Waylon Jennings hit "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line"
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