Listen to the audio recording from Wootton’s first show alongside Johnny Cash below. On-Stage SSP7950 Tripod Speaker Stand Package with Bag ASC (2) Pro Audio Mobile DJ PA Speaker Stands or Lighting 6 Foot Adjustable Height Tripod & Nylon Travel Bag Amazon Basics Adjustable Speaker Stand - 4.1 to 6. Before his death in 2017, aged 75, Wootton played a handful of tribute concerts with The Tennessee Three to keep the memory of his late hero alive. Wootton remained Cash’s lead guitarist for the remaining 29 years of Cash’s touring career and even appeared on such tracks as ‘I Walk the Line’ and ‘Folsom Prison Blues’ on the iconic 1969 album recorded at San Quentin State Prison.Īfter Cash retired from the stage in 1997, Wootton decided to take on some work outside of music and became a tour bus driver, serving a stint driving for The Smashing Pumpkins. Presumably, Wootton responded, “is the Pope Catholic?” or something of that ilk.
Fortunately, “someday” came within a couple of days, with Cash asking him if he would join the band for the remainder of the tour, replacing Carl Perkins. On parting ways at the end of the evening, Cash told Wootton that he might call for him again someday. The 26-year-old local had Cash’s style down to a tee and stunned the crowd with instant chemistry.
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