Bob Wootton

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Bob Wootton

Bob Wootton (born March 4, 1942 in Paris , Arkansas , † April 9, 2017 ) was an American musician . He played as a guitarist and member of Johnny Cash's backing band Tennessee Three .

Beginnings

Bob Wootton was a huge fan of Johnny Cash and owned all of his records. He was able to accompany his songs in the style of Cash guitarist Luther Perkins , who died in a house fire in August 1968. On September 17, 1968, Cash and his band were supposed to perform in Lafayetteville, Arkansas, but only Cash, his wife June Carter and his drummer WS Holland were on stage at the beginning of the concert due to a delayed plane . June Carter asked the audience if someone could play the Cash songs on guitar, so Wootton stepped in. Wootton stunned Cash and the audience by recreating the sound of Perkins perfectly, and even refining it. A few days later, Cash called Wootton and offered to become the new lead guitarist for his band Tennessee Three .

Career

Wootton's first major appearance with Cash was the concert in San Quentin Prison on February 24, 1969 with the recording of the album of the same name . In the same year Wootton was involved in the recording of the song Girl from the North Country on Bob Dylan's album Nashville Skyline , along with Cash, who took over the vocal part, as guitarist . Wootton not only played guitar, he also sang background for Cash and stepped in for him as a stuntman in various film and television productions. On May 4, 1974, he married Cash's sister-in-law and colleague Anita Carter , with whom he also performed. The marriage later ended in divorce. Wootton accompanied Cash with the Tennessee Three until 1997, the year in which Johnny Cash had to give up touring for health reasons. Cash died in September 2003.

present

On July 19, 1983, Wootton married his wife Vicky; the two have two children. The Tennessee Three with Wootton and Holland continued to perform, Wootton had taken over the vocal part. The band was supported by Wootton's wife and daughter Scarlett. In 2006 the band released the tribute album The Sound Must Go On , and Wootton was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame . In 2004 and 2012 he played as a guest guitarist for the band Six Mile Grove . Bob Wootton died on April 9, 2017 at the age of 75. He was buried in the Cornerstone Cemetery in Nashville .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Bernd Wolf: Bob Wootton - a personal obituary. In: country.de. April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Bob Wootton in the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture (EOA)
  3. ↑ Bob Wootton , sixmilegrove.com
personal data
SURNAME Wootton, Bob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH March 4, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris , Arkansas , United States
DATE OF DEATH April 9, 2017