97.3 The Dawg » marshall grant http://973thedawg.com Acadiana's Best Country Tue, 21 May 2013 16:56:14 +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://973thedawg.com/johnny-cashs-last-living-original-band-member-marshall-grant-dead-at-83/ http://973thedawg.com/johnny-cashs-last-living-original-band-member-marshall-grant-dead-at-83/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:00:08 +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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