Just about everybody on the planet knows Johnny Cash.
Not quite as many know Tommy Cash, but the country music legend’s younger brother was beloved in his own right, putting together a long career that spanned from 1965 through 2016.
Sadly, the younger cash died on Friday, according to multiple reports. He was 84.
The Johnny Cash Museum announced his death in a statement.
“I knew him for over 50 years,” Johnny Cash Museum founder Bill Miller said via a representative, according to Taste of Country. “Tommy Cash was a loyal supporter of the Johnny Cash Museum and a very beloved member of our extended family as well as a highly respected member of the music industry. This great man will be deeply missed by his friends and many loyal fans around the world.
“Please keep Tommy’s beloved wife, Marcy, and his family in your prayers.”
Taste of Country said that Tommy Cash was born in 1940, and after high school he joined the Army and became a DJ for the Armed Forces Radio network.
The site said Tommy’s music career began playing with Hank Williams Jr. before he signed a record deal in 1965, and that after Johnny’s death in 2003, he became an ambassador for the family legacy.
His death on Sept. 13 came one day after Johnny died 21 years earlier.