Tommy Cash

Born April 5, 1940 in Dyess, Arkansas. Tommy is the younger brother of Johnny Cash. He originally intended to be a basketball player. While in High School he formed his first band, but enlisted in the Army soon after graduation. In the US armed forces in Germany during 1958 he presented AFN radio's Stickbuddy Jamboree.Tommy deejayed for Armed Services Radio,perhaps contributing in some part to the incredible success of Johnny's hit of that year,"Ballad of a Teenage Queen". After resuming civilian life in the early 60"s,Tommy played with Hank Williams Jr., he worked in radio and managed his brother's music publishing company.In 1967 he gained his own recording contract from Musicor and recorded his first single , "That's Where My Baby Used To Be". He also released "Tobacco Road" and "Jailbirds Can't Fly" on United Artists Records.But he just missed the country top 40 in 1968 with "The Sounds of Goodbye". Over at Epic in 1969, he had his biggest success in the US country charts with "Six White Horses", a tribute to the Kennedys and Martin Luther King. The single hit number 4 and was followed by two Top Ten singles in 1970. Almost as successful were "Rise And Shine" written by Carl Perkins, and "One Song Away".During the 70's Tommy continued to tour and record for Epic, Elektra, 20th Century and Monument.His only Top 20 entry occurred when "I Recall a Gypsy Woman" made number16 in 1973. He won a BMI award for his composition "You Don't Hear", a country hit for Kitty Wells. In 1991, he released The 25th Anniversary Album, which featured guest appearances from Johnny Cash, Tom T. Hall, George Jones and Connie Smith. The follow-up, Let An Old Racehorse Run, included two duets with Jeannie C. Riley. Solid Gold Country was a poor collection of cover versions.