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Bob Wootton

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American guitarist (1942-2017)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1942-03-04
Active to
2017-04-09

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Bob Wootton (March 4, 1942 - 9 April 2017) was an American guitarist. He was a guitarist for Johnny Cash for nearly thirty years. In 1968 he joined the Johnny Cash backing band, the Tennessee Three, after original lead guitarist, Luther Perkins, died in a house fire. Robert Wootton was born in 1942 in Paris, Arkansas. In 1950, he moved with his family to Taft, California, where Bob heard the music of Johnny Cash for the first time. In 1956, he bought a copy of "I Walk the Line," even though W

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Instance of
human
Given name
Bob
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Paris
Place of death
Gallatin
Occupation
musician
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
music
Instrument
guitar
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date of birth
1942-03-04
date of death
2017-04-09
start of work period
1968-00-00
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