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Chubby Wise
Chubby Wise
Born	Robert Russell Wise; October 2, 1915; St. Augustine, Florida, U.S.
Died	January 6, 1996 (aged 80); Bowie, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation	Bluegrass fiddler

Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise (October 2, 1915 – January 6, 1996) was an American bluegrass fiddler.^[1]^[2]

Originally starting out playing the banjo and guitar, Wise began playing fiddle at age 12, working locally in the Jacksonville area.^[3] He joined the Jubilee Hillbillies in 1938, then began playing with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in 1942, including dates at the Grand Ole Opry.^[3] He worked with Monroe through 1948, then played with Clyde Moody.^[3] He also played with the York Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, and Connie B. Gay.

In 1954, Wise became a member of Hank Snow's Rainbow Ranch Boys, again appearing at the Grand Ole Opry; he remained with the group until March 1970.^[3] Alongside this he worked as a session musician with Mac Wiseman and Red Allen, among others.^[3] Wise returned to Florida in 1984 and went into semi-retirement, though he continued to tour and record occasionally, such as with the Bass Mountain Boys in 1992.^[3]

He joined producers Randall Franks and Alan Autry for the In the Heat of the Night cast's CD Christmas Time's a Comin' performing "Christmas Time's a Comin'" with the cast on the CD released on Sonlite and MGM/UA. Franks occasionally joined Wise performing twin fiddle with him on his shows.

^ "Chubby Wise". Nationalfiddlerhalloffame.org.
^ "TRUE BLUEGRASS CHUBBY WISE CAN MAKE A FIDDLE SING SWEETER THAN JUST". Orlando Sentinel. April 30, 1989.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 503/4. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.

[1] "Chubby Wise". Nationalfiddlerhalloffame.org.

[2] "TRUE BLUEGRASS CHUBBY WISE CAN MAKE A FIDDLE SING SWEETER THAN JUST". Orlando Sentinel. April 30, 1989.

[Larkin50-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 503/4. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.

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Chubby Wise
Born	Robert Russell Wise (1915-10-02)October 2, 1915 St. Augustine, Florida, U.S.
Died	January 6, 1996(1996-01-06) (aged 80) Bowie, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation	Bluegrass fiddler