Tommy Cash, a rustic singer and youthful brother to Johnny Cash, has died at 84, as confirmed in a social media publish by the Johnny Money Museum in Nashville, Tenn.
“We’re saddened to announce that the world misplaced a vivid gentle final night with the passing of Tommy Money,” the institution wrote on Instagram Sept. 14.
“[My wife] Shannon and I misplaced a really, very expensive good friend final night,” continued CEO and founder Invoice Miller of Money. “I knew him for over 50 years. Tommy Money was a loyal supporter of the Johnny Money Museum and a really beloved member of our prolonged household in addition to a extremely revered member of the music business. This nice man shall be deeply missed by his associates and lots of loyal followers all over the world. Please hold Tommy’s beloved spouse, Marcy and his household in your prayers.”
A reason for demise was not given. Money, who was eight years youthful than his brother, died a day following the twenty first anniversary of Johnny’s demise, on Sept. 12, 2003.
Born on April 5, 1940 in Dyess Ark., he was the youngest of seven siblings, which included his sister and fellow artist Joanne Money. Following in Johnny’s musical inclinations, he enlisted within the U.S. Military, serving as a DJ for the Armed Forces radio community. Afterward, he carried out alongside Hank Williams Jr. early on in his profession.
Money first scored a document take care of label Musicor Data, a 12 months later becoming a member of United Artists Data. In 1968, he launched his debut album Right here’s Tommy Money. A 12 months later, his tune “Six White Horses” — a tribute to John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King from Epic Data — landed on the No. 4 spot on the Billboard prime 10 Scorching Nation Songs chart. His different charting singles embrace “One Tune Away” and “Rise and Shine. In 1990, he collaborated along with his brother Johnny on the only “Guess Issues Occur That Manner.”
