Roy Cash Jr.
Musician
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Songwriter
Roy Cash Jr. is Johnny Cash’s nephew and the co-author of the country standard “I Still Miss Someone,” which he wrote with his uncle and which Cash introduced on the 1958 album The Fabulous Johnny Cash. He spent his working life in the U.S. Navy, retiring as a Captain after a career that included time as a Top Gun commanding officer.
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- Son of Roy Cash Sr., Johnny Cash’s older brother.
- Co-wrote “I Still Miss Someone” with Johnny Cash; the song first appeared on The Fabulous Johnny Cash in 1958.
- “I Still Miss Someone” has since been recorded by Stevie Nicks, Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Joan Baez, and many others.
- Served as a naval flight officer; retired from the U.S. Navy as a Captain after a career that included command of the Navy Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun) at NAS Miramar.
- Flew with the call sign “Outlaw,” a nod to his uncle’s public persona.
