Debbie Horton
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Debbie Horton is an American guitarist, DJ and songwriter, who is the only woman to have ever played lead guitar for Johnny Cash.
Biography
[edit]Horton was born in Newport News, Virginia, United States.
During a concert near Baltimore, Maryland, Johnny Cash had heard that Debbie Horton was there and that she played lead guitar in a similar way to Luther Perkins. During the concert Cash called Horton out of the audience to join him on stage to perform a song with him. Cash sang "Big River", while Horton played lead guitar. Horton holds the distinction of being the only woman to have played lead guitar for Cash.[1][2]
Horton has written many songs and two of her compositions were recorded by Pretty Miss Norma Jean and Wanda Jackson.[citation needed]
Latterly she was the co-host of a traveling show from Branson, Missouri, featuring a tribute to Johnny Cash. She can be seen regularly on the RFD-TV television show, Midwest Country. On May 27, 2016, Horton made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Barbara Krolak (October 2008). "Can't get to Branson? Branson comes to Monroe". Monroe Evening News. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ^ The performance can be heard on the archived June 20, 2007 broadcast on JohnnyCash.com Radio