Waco guitarist Dick Gimble retires after 40 years of teaching at McLennan Community College
Musician Dick Gimble retires from teaching at MCC
and last updated 2021-01-29 20:20:36-05
WACO, TX â Many students at McLennan Community College have strengthened their talents under the guidance of Waco musician, Dick Gimble. Now after 40 years, the talented guitarist is retiring from teaching.
Being the son of fiddle legend, Johnny Gimble, Dick fell in love with music and began playing guitar at 14.
âI had been playing in the band at Midway High School ever since seventh grade or something, he said. But I wanted to play guitar, and he [Dick s father, Johnny] started giving me lessons and then I began playing the upright bass and thatâs when I started to play gigs.â