September 19, 2010
Bruce Colbert/The Daily Courier
The Greater Arizona Country-Western/Swing Music Association recently inducted legendary fiddler Ray Gardner, 88, into its Hall of Fame. Gardner grew up in Wilcox, taught school in Phoenix and Mayer, and plays fiddle for The Prescott Playboys.
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PRESCOTT - If legendary fiddle player Ray Gardner had a nickel for every tall-tale or joke he told, he'd be a rich man. "We feel like he's the top man around here," said Vesta Robitaille, 92, who is a neighbor of Gardner and his second wife, Betty, at the Arizona Pioneers' Home in Prescott. "He's definitely the top fiddle player."