He was also the drummer on the "Million Dollar Quartet" session  with Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins.

After the success of “Blue Suede Shoes” began to wane around 1959, W.S. planned to “retire” from the music business and get a job back in Jackson where he and his wife Joyce lived. Just before reporting to a new job working for a land surveyor in 1960, W.S. got a call from Johnny Cash. Cash had two important dates booked up North and wanted him to go along and play drums on this two week trip.  What started as a two week gig turned into almost 40 years with The Man in Black. 

During his career with Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Three, W.S. played on most of their records including the mega hits Folsom Prison Blues, Walk the Line, Ring of Fire, Boy Named Sue and others. He can be heard on live albums including At Folsom Prison, Live at San Quentin and the famous Dylan/Cash Sessions. Fluke was the first drummer to ever play a full set of drums on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry when it was still at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Serving as road manager for the Cash organization was another capacity in which Fluke worked in his career and was the only drummer Johnny Cash ever had. He stayed with the Cash organization until 1997, when health problems caused Johnny to retire from the music business.  Johnny Cash is credited with giving Fluke the name “The Father of the Drums” and would introduce him from the stage as such.

Above: Jimmie Ray & Cyndi are honored to be working with Fluke and his band.
 
Also available - Fluke & Ron working with Jimmie Ray , or even the Tennessee Three & Ring of Fire

This is the most authentic in sight, sound and spirit Johnny Cash Tribute show in the country featuring

Jimmie Ray as Johnny, WS 'Fluke' Holland as HIMSELF,

Cyndi Cantrell as June Carter, Patsy Cline & Wanda Jackson. 

At various venues, the WS 'Fluke' Holland Band,

including Ron Haney perfoming the music of Carl Perkins,

Tom Flagg as Luther Perkins & Willie Nelson at selected shows & MORE!
                               

 A JOINT VENTURE OF THE
 WS HOLLAND BAND & JIMMIE RAY

Jimmie Ray & Cyndi Cantrell: 

Have have had the honor of performing as Johnny & June since December 2006 for audiences of all ages and venues.  More can be learned about this unique couple by visiting the Bio Page and other pages on this website.  At some venues Cyndi also performs the music of Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, wanda Jackson and more.

Ron Haney: 

Ron began his music career over four decades ago.  A native of West Tennesee his first influeneces were Gospel music. Ron says, "Music has always been a huge part of my life as far back as I can remember - as a child being exposed to Gospel, rhythm and blues, early rock and rockabilly. soul and folk."

Ron is not oly a GREAT guitarist but a published a song writer, singer, producer, and promoter.

"I saw W.S. Holland in person for the first time in 1968 at a Johnny Cash Conert and remember very distinctly being totoally impressed with his unique style of playing drumwebsites Bio Pages.  In my wildest dreams I never would have thought that forty some years later; after numberous rock, blues and sould bands; I would be on the road with W.S...."

"My first experience with Jimmie Ray and Cyndi was at the 2010 West Coast Johnny Cash Mustic Festival at the Ventura County fairgrouns where over 12,000 Johnny Cash fans gathered to celbrate the life and legend of the 'Man in Black." Their onstage performance was brilliant and such a wonderful tribute in sight and sound to the music of Johnny and June."


The W.S. 'Fluke' Holland Band:

In addition to W.S. 'Fluke' Holland and Ron Haney, the Band includes:

Jim Reece is one of Tennessee finist bassist. Jim’s music reflects the many influences that have inspired, entertained and motivated him over four decades. Working with many notable artist including The Beach Boys. 

Alan 'Gator' Wheeler is one of the most versatile keyboard players ever to grace a stage.  Stage player & session play for four decades with a wide range of genre.  One of the finist musicians to come out of West Tennessee.

Tom Flagg: 

It addition to being the perfect Luther Perkins trubute artist, when Tom walks out on stage as Willie Nelson the crowd goes wild, then Cyndi joins his as Patsy Cline and then Johnny (Jimmie) joins in.   It doen't get any better. Much more on Tom via the Bio Page .