KCTR: We’re Montana’s Own » Original Band Member http://catcountry1029.com We’re Montana’s Own Sat, 18 May 2013 16:16:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Marshall Grant, Johnny Cash's Last Living Original Band Member, Dead at 83 http://catcountry1029.com/johnny-cashs-last-living-original-band-member-marshall-grant-dead-at-83/ http://catcountry1029.com/johnny-cashs-last-living-original-band-member-marshall-grant-dead-at-83/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:00:08 +0000 Jeff Giles http://tsminteractive.com/?p=33522 Nashville legend Marshall Grant, the last surviving member of Johnny Cash‘s original band, passed away on Sunday after suffering an aneurysm. He was 83 years old.

Grant’s bass playing helped anchor the Cash combo known as the ‘Tennessee Two,’ and was a signature part of his early sound. Just as importantly, Grant, in the picture above on the right, served as the band’s road manager, working with Cash from 1954-1980.

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