W. S. "Fluke" Holland (April 22, 1935 – September 23, 2020) was an American drummer who played with

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, and later for

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in the bands

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, the Great Eighties Eight, and the Johnny Cash Show Band.

Career

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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." The Tennessee Three ended in 2003 following Cash's death. In 2005, Holland remade the trio. In January 2008, Bob Wootton announced on his mySpace page that Holland had decided against continued touring with him, instead forming the "WS Holland band". In an interview, Wootton said that Holland had decided to dissolve the partnership after Wootton backed out of playing the Folsom anniversary concert. 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.

Personal life

Holland was born in

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on April 22, 1935, and graduated from J.B. Young High School in Bemis. He died at his home in Jackson, Tennessee on September 23, 2020, at the age of 85.

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