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    • Sep 3, 1918
    Harmonica player Jimmie Riddle is born in Dyersburg, Tennessee. He joins Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys in September 1943, remaining with the group for all but four years of his career. He also becomes one-half of the comedic duo Riddle & Phelps, joining the cast of "Hee Haw"
    Feb 7, 1942
    Harmonica player Jimmie Riddle, of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, has a daughter, Susan
    Apr 24, 1944
    Jimmie Riddle, of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, receives notice from the Army for a physical. After a deferment, he serves nearly two years during World War II
    Apr 17, 1947
    Harmonica player Jimmie Riddle, a member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, marries Susie Gusler
    Jan 22, 1952
    Smoky Mountain Boy Jimmie Riddle has a son, Steve
    Sep 1, 1970
    Harmonica player Jimmie Riddle, of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, begins taking regular absences from the band to participate in tapings of "Hee Haw." Guitarist Jackie Phelps quits the band entirely as the comedic duo, Riddle & Phelps, becomes a regular feature on the show
    May 29, 1982
    Harmonica player Jimmie Riddle, of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, passes out between Grand Ole Opry performances in the parking lot. He is admitted to Nashville's Baptist Hospital, where, within weeks, he is diagnosed with cancer
    Jun 12, 1982
    Jimmie Riddle, of the Smoky Mountain Boys, undergoes surgery at Nashville's Baptist Hospital. Doctors discover he has bladder cancer
    Dec 10, 1982
    Harmonica player Jimmie Riddle dies of cancer in Nashville. Beginning in 1943, he became a regular member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys and spent much of his later years as a member of the "Hee Haw" cast
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