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Tommy Cash (1940-2024): The little brother of Johnny Cash, Tommy Cash, 84, died September 13. The Johnny Cash Museum confirmed his death without giving a cause of death. Tommy was born in Dyess, Arkansas, in 1940. He served in the U.S. Army, where he worked as a DJ for the Armed Forces Radio Network. He moved to Nashville in 1964, played with Hank Williams Jr., and landed a record deal in 1965. His biggest hit was “Six White Horses” in 1969, a tribute to the assassinated John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. He performed around the world throughout his career and carried on the Cash legacy. Tommy spent many years as an agent for Crye-Leike Real Estate. He died one day and 21 years after Johnny did. Tommy lived with his wife, Marcy, in Gallatin. His funeral is today at Sumner Funeral & Cremation Lakeside in Hendersonville.

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Guitarist Pete Wade, 89, a member of Nashville’s A-Team and recognized by the Nashville Cats, died August 27, surrounded by friends and family. According to American Songwriter, no cause of death was reported, and funeral services will be private. Born in 1934 in Norfolk, Virginia, Herman “Pete” B. Wade moved to Nashville in 1954. He joined Ray Price’s band, the Cherokee Cowboys, where he stayed for almost ten years, except for the year he spent with Faron Young’s Country Deputies. He also worked with Elvis Presley, Kitty Wells, Ferlin Husky, Roger Miller, and Jean Shepard before becoming a full-time session guitarist. Pete was preceded in death by his wife, Mary, of 62 years and is survived by three children and their families.