Earlier this year, Bob Wootton brought his unique guitar sound to the Whitehall Theatre for a truly wonderful night of Johnny Cash sounds.
Next week, Bob and his band the Tennessee Three are back, this time at Fat Sam’s where they will be playing much more up close and intimate to the audience.
Bob loved his last appearance in Dundee and says, “Really looking forward to coming back to Dundee the fans were really appreciative last time and so friendly.
“The promoter tells me we are playing a new venue where the audience are seated much closer we like to get close to the audience.”
Bob Wootton wasn’t just Johnny Cash’s guitarist, he WAS the sound of Johnny Cash after joining the band in 1968.
On September 17 that year, fate was to deal Bob a hand that he would cherish for posterity.
A Johnny Cash fan all his life, Bob was in Fayetteville, Arkansas standing at the front of the stage awaiting the appearance of his hero.
Word was buzzing round the auditorium that Johnny’s band had been delayed at an out-of-town airport.’Luther’ styleThe girl Bob was with caught June Carter’s attention and told her Bob could play guitar “Luther” style.
June Carter called her husband over from the stage, he gave Bob a try on the spot and the rest is history.
Devastated by Cash’s illness and death, Wootton did not perform for several years.
Today, however, he is again touring the world, playing Cash tunes and keeping the magical sound of the legendary Tennessee Two and Tennessee Three alive to appreciative crowds around the globe.
Along with Vicky Wootton, formerly of The Carter Family, and Scarlett Wootton, Bob Wootton is keeping the tradition of the Cash-Carter Family alive.
In 2006, an album titled The Sound Must Go On was released as a homage to the Cash legacy and Bob Wootton began touring the world once again with the music of The Tennessee Three.
Hear all those brilliant sounds at Fat Sam’s on Wednesday, October 13, from 8pm.
Tickets cost £18.50 from Groucho’s.