Tiny Grimes

Tiny Grimes
Hugues Panassié (left) Red Prysock (middle) and Tiny Grimes (right), New York City, c. 1946–1948, photograph by William P. Gottlieb
Background information
Birth name	Lloyd Grimes
Born	(1916-07-07)July 7, 1916 Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
Died	March 4, 1989(1989-03-04) (aged 72) New York City
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Tenor guitar

Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes (July 7, 1916 – March 4, 1989)^[1] was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. He was a member of the Art Tatum Trio from 1943 to 1944, was a backing musician on recording sessions, and later led his own bands, including a recording session with Charlie Parker. He is notable for playing the electric tenor guitar, a four-stringed instrument.