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Marshall Grant

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Musician

The Resume

    (May 5, 1928-August 7, 2011)
    Resides in Hernando, Mississippi
    Bass player for Johnny Cash (1954-1980)
    With guitar player Luther Perkins, known as ‘the Tennessee Two'
    Played on the Cash songs ‘Folsom Prison Blues,' ‘I Walk the Line,' ‘Ring of Fire,' ‘Man in Black,' ‘A Boy Named Sue,' ‘Sunday Morning Coming Down,' ‘Don't Take Your Guns to Town,' ‘Hey Porter,' ‘Cry Cry Cry,' ‘Get Rhythm,' ‘Flesh and Blood,' ‘(Ghost) Riders in the Sky,' ‘Give My Love to Rose' and ‘I Got Stripes'

Why he might be annoying:

    He barely knew how to play the bass at all when he formed a band with Johnny Cash and Luther Perkins.
    He left Cash's band in disgust because of the singer's problems with drugs.
    He was stout.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a mechanic who had no professional music experience when he teamed up with Johnny Cash.
    He played in Cash's band for more than 25 years.
    He also acted as Cash's manager, and worked hard to keep him off of drugs.
    He and Cash reconciled their friendship after he left the band.
    He went on to a successful career as a country music producer and manager.
    He made an eloquent speech at Johnny Cash's memorial concert (November 11, 2003).

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 136 Votes: 76.47% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 61.76% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 60 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 169 Votes: 62.13% Annoying