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Country singer Tommy Cash, the younger brother of the late singing legend Johnny Cash, has died aged 84.
His death on Friday (September 13) was confirmed in a statement shared by Nashville’s Johnny Cash Museum the following day.
“Tommy Cash was a loyal supporter of the Johnny Cash Museum and a very beloved member of our extended family as well as a highly respected member of the music industry,” said Bill Miller, Icon Entertainment founder and CEO, who launched the Johnny Cash Museum over a decade ago.
“This great man will be deeply missed by his friends and many loyal fans around the world. Please keep Tommy’s beloved wife, Marcy and his family in your prayers.”
A cause of death is not yet known.
Born to Carrie Cloveree and Ray Cash on April 5, 1940, in Dyess, Arkansas, Cash was one of seven children, including artist Joanne Cash and “I Walk the Line” singer Johnny Cash, who died in 2003 at the age of 71.
Shortly after graduating from high school, Cash enlisted in the military, where he worked as a DJ for the Armed Forces Radio network.
Once he left the US Army, he played the guitar for singer Hank Williams Jr, which helped him sign his first record deal with Musicor Records in 1965.
By 1968, Cash had signed with United Artists Records and released the song “The Sounds of Goodbye.”
The next year, he went on to work with Epic Records, releasing “Six White Horses,” a song he dedicated to John F Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
