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    • Mar 4, 1942
    Guitarist Bob Wootton is born in Paris, Arkansas. He plays in Johnny Cash's band for nearly 30 years, taking part in such recordings as "A Boy Named Sue," "What Is Truth," "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky" and "Sunday Morning Coming Down"
    Sep 20, 1968
    When his band is delayed with transportation problems, Johnny Cash meets guitarist Bob Wootton prior to a show in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Wootton claims he can play all of Cash's songs and becomes a band member that night
    May 26, 1985
    Not a bad replacement: Waylon Jennings fills in for Johnny Cash guitarist Bob Wootton at a concert in Toronto, when Wootton is called away for a family emergency
    Jul 14, 2005
    Cash Bash 2005 launches in Memphis, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Johnny Cash's debut as a recording artist. Among the participants: brother Tommy Cash and former band members W.S. "Fluke" Holland and Bob Wootton
    Nov 26, 2007
    The Musicians Hall of Fame inducts its first class of players: The Nashville A-Team, The Funk Brothers, The Blue Moon Boys, The Memphis Boys, The Wrecking Crew and The Tennessee Two
    Apr 9, 2017
    Guitarist Bob Wootton dies in Tennessee. He was a member of Johnny Cash's band beginning in 1968, playing on such hits as "A Boy Named Sue," "Sunday Morning Coming Down," "One Piece At A Time" and "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky"
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