Bob Wootton, who played with Johnny Cash for 30 years and toured with Minnesota band Six Mile Grove for 10 years, died on April 9. He was 75.
From 2004-2014, Wootton did three to four extended tours each year with Six Mile Grove. At shows across the country, the band opened with original music and stayed as the backup band for a Cash-only set, which Wootton sang and played guitar for. Band members remember his dedication to his craft and to others.
“He would always say that this isn’t a tribute show. He’d say, ‘It’s my job to keep the sound alive that we created together.’ And so he’d always steer clear of using that word because he felt like he was just continuing the sound,” frontman Brandon Sampson said.
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