Marshall Grant obituary

Bass-player in Johnny Cash's original backing bandThe rudimentary bass lines played by Marshall Grant, who has died of a brain aneurysm aged 83, formed a major part of the distinctive "boom-chicka-boom" rhythm that became Johnny Cash's trademark sound. Alongside the guitarist Luther Perkins, Grant was an original member of Cash's backing duo, the Tennessee Two, which later became the Tennessee Three, after the arrival of the drummer WS Holland in 1960. Grant remained an integral part of Cash's c...

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