Person · Male
Roy Wiggins
formerly Little Roy Wiggins
- From
- Nashville, Nashville
- Active
- 1926–1999
- Releases
- 0
- country
About
Roy Wiggins (June 27, 1926 – August 3, 1999), known professionally as Little Roy Wiggins, was an American steel guitarist who is best known for his work with Eddy Arnold. Wiggins began playing professionally at a young age. As Eddy Arnold's first hire, he developed a signature "ting-a-ling" sound that helped make Arnold the most popular country entertainer for a period. As Arnold moved towards pop music, Wiggins' instrumental work was faded to the background, and then dropped entirely. Wiggins then made several solo instrumental recordings, and toured with other country musicians. Late in life he played for tourists in Tennessee.
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Also known as
Ivan Leroy Wiggins · Little Roy Wiggins
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- d38acbc9-90e3-4fab-883a-73005faed8ac
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.