Johnny Cash’s Brother, Country Singer Tommy Cash, Dies at 84: ‘The World Lost a Bright Light’

Mar. 15, 2025

Tommy Cash performing at the Johnny Cash Birthday Celebration on February 28, 2015.Photo:Richard Gabriel Ford/Getty

Richard Gabriel Ford/Getty

Tommy Cash, the brother of singerJohnny Cashand a lifelong country musician himself, has died at age 84.

“We are saddened to announce that the world lost a bright light last evening with the passing of Tommy Cash,” the post began.

The museum’s founder, Bill Miller, also wrote in a statement in the post that he had “lost a very, very dear friend last evening. I knew him for over 50 years.”

“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,” Miller continued.

Musician Tommy Cash attends the Johnny Cash Birthday Celebration 2014.Jason Davis/Getty

Jason Davis/Getty

Tommy was born on April 5, 1940 in Dyess, Ark. He and Johnny were two of seven siblings, and he spent time in the U.S. Army after high school, according toVariety,as well as spending time working as a radio DJ for the Armed Forces.

A country artist in his own right, Tommy collaborated with greats such as Hank Williams Jr. early in his music career and signed his first record deal in 1965 with Musicor, perVariety.He later switched to a deal with United Artists Records, and released “I Didn’t Walk the Line,” a riff on his brother’s iconic 1956 track “I Walk the Line.”

Tommy Cash attends the Johnny Cash Limited-Edition Forever Stamp launch at Ryman Auditorium on June 5, 2013.Rick Diamond/Getty

Rick Diamond/Getty

Tommy then performed as a musician for decades, even working with his brother Johnny on a 1990 track called “Guess Things Happen That Way,” according toBillboard,and continuing to perform and honor the legacy of his family after Johnny’s death in 2003.

Johnny Cash and Tommy Cash.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

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Outside of his music career, Tommy also worked as a Tennessee real estate agent, even serving as the realtor in the sale of his brother and June Carter’s house following her deaths, according toThe Wrap.

Tommy’s funeral service is set to take place on Sept. 18 in Henderson, Tenn., where he lived at the time of his death, according to an onlineobituary.

source: people.com