Thomas Wayne

Born July 22nd 1940 in Batesville, Mississippi. American singer and brother of Johnny Cash's lead guitarist [a=Luther Perkins] who had a successful 10 year span from 1959-1969 for his singing career. He later became a producer & studio engineer in Nashville and the surrounding Music City area. He tragically died in a car accident August 15th 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee when he drove across four lanes of traffic, crossed the median, and collided with an oncoming vehicle.