From: CHEROKEE TONY STARR
Date: September 25, 2003
I WAS REALLY DEVASTATED TO HEAR OF THE DEATH OF FLOYD TILLMAN BECAUSE HE WAS REALLY ONE OF THE UNIQUE PERFORMERS OF OUR TIME. NOT ONLY WAS HE FUN TO WATCH AND HEAR, HE WAS PLAYING WESTERN SWING AT THE AGE OF FOURTEEN MANY YEARS AGO. I UNDERSTAND HE PASSED ON THE 22ND OF AUGUST? I KNOW ONE OF HIS OLD TOUR BUSSES IS SITTING IN LOT IN KEMAH, TEXAS DOWN SOUTH OF HOUSTON. MY OWN SISTER, RUTH STARR GREER PASSED AWAY ON THIS SAME DAY. SHE WAS FROM BIG SPRING, TX., WELL ACTUALLY FORSAN, TEXAS WHERE WE ALL GREW UP IN THE OILFIELD. ANYWAY I KNOW SHE LOVED ANY KIND OF BLUES MUSIC, AND HER AND FLOYD WILL HAVE A GREAT OLD TIME IN THE BIG DANCEHALL IN THE SKY. RUTH WAS A RENOWNED ARTIST, A PAINTER OF STREET SCENES, A MUSIC LOVER AND A DEAR SISTER. I WILL MISS THEM BOTH.