W. S. "Fluke" Holland (April 22, 1935 – September 23, 2020) was an American drummer who played with Carl Perkins, and later for Johnny Cash in the bands The Tennessee Three, The Great Eighties Eight, and The Johnny Cash Show Band. Holland was born in

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in April 1935 and graduated from J.B. Young High School in Bemis. He played drums on the 1955

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recording of "

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" and performed on the "

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" session that featured

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, Perkins, and Cash. Holland appeared with the Carl Perkins band in the 1957 rock and roll movie '' Jamboree'', performing "

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." In 2014, Holland was honored at the Carl Perkins Center in

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for his 60 years of musical contributions. In 2018, Holland was honored with the "Lifetime Achievement" award during the annual Tennessee Music Awards event at the University of Memphis Lambuth in

. He was also inducted into the Radio Nostalgi Hall of Fame in Sweden on July 3, 2016. Holland made a cameo appearance on the

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program ''

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'', accompanying a classic car collector who was trying to sell Johnny Cash's Rolls-Royce to

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. They did not agree on a price. He died at his home in Jackson, Tennessee on September 23, 2020 at the age of 85.

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External links

(The "Official" WS Holland web site)

''Video Interview on July 14, 2013''
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