Bob Wootton

Bob Wootton
Bob Wootton on stage playing an electric guitar in front of a microphone stand
Wootton performing in 2006
Background information
Birth nameRobert Clifton Wootton
Born(1942-03-04)March 4, 1942
Paris, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedApril 9, 2017(2017-04-09) (aged 75)
Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresCountry, rock and roll, rockabilly, blues
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1968–2017

Robert Clifton Wootton (March 4, 1942 – April 9, 2017) was an American guitarist. He joined Johnny Cash's backing band, the Tennessee Three, after original lead guitarist Luther Perkins died in a house fire. He remained Cash's guitarist for nearly thirty years.