Tommy Tomlinson (musician)
| Gerald Delmar "Tommy" Tomlinson | |
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Tomlinson in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame
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| Born |
October 28, 1930 |
| Died | April 8, 1982 (aged 51) Shreveport, Caddo Parish Louisiana |
| Resting place | Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Minden, Louisiana |
| Residence | Minden, Webster Parish Louisiana |
| Occupation |
Guitarist/songwriter with |
| Spouse(s) |
Marie G. Tomlinson (dates missing) |
| Children | Del Marie, Jackie, Donna, Doug, and Thomas Tillman Tomlinson |
| Parent(s) | Carl Jackson and Myrtle May Wilson Tomlinson |
October 28, 1930
Hampton, Calhoun County
Guitarist/songwriter with
Louisiana Hayride
Marie G. Tomlinson (dates missing)
Gerald Delmar Tomlinson, known as Tommy Tomlinson (October 28, 1930 – April 8, 1982), was a country guitarist and songwriter who was seriously injured in the automobile accident in Texas on November 5, 1960, which claimed the life of his friend and musical colleague, Johnny Horton. A member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, Tomlinson also worked with Jim Reeves, Claude King, Marty Robbins, David Houston, David Soul, and Werly Fairburn.
Tomlinson was born in Hampton in Calhoun County in southern Arkansas, one of five children of Carl Jackson Tomlinson (1901-1974) and the former Myrtle May Wilson (1906-1986). Because of a devastating flood, the Tomlinsons moved southwest by 1941 to Minden, Louisiana. When his older brother, Willie C. "Bill" Tomlinson (1926-2004), entered the United States Navy and left behind his guitar, Gerald soon mastered playing the instrument. In 1951, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War and was wounded in both legs during his three years of service. It was in the military that his fellow Marines gave him the nickname "Tommy", a shortened form of "Tomlinson".
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