He was primarily of English and Scottish descent. He had three older siblings, Roy, Margaret Louise, and Jack, and three younger siblings, Reba, Joanne, and Tommy (who also became a successful country artist). Cash in Kingsland, Arkansas, on February 26, 1932, to Carrie Cloveree ( née Rivers) and Ray Cash. The home was renovated in 2011 to look as it did when Cash was a child.Ĭash was born J. His music career was dramatized in the 2005 biopic Walk the Line, in which Cash was portrayed by American film actor Joaquin Phoenix.Ĭash's boyhood home in Dyess, Arkansas, where he lived from the age of three in 1935 until he finished high school in 1950 the property, pictured here in 2021, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This crossover appeal earned him the rare honor of being inducted into the Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Gospel Music Halls of Fame. His genre-spanning music embraced country, rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel sounds. During the last stage of his career, he covered songs by contemporary rock artists among his most notable covers were ' Hurt' by Nine Inch Nails, ' Rusty Cage' by Soundgarden, and ' Personal Jesus' by Depeche Mode.Ĭash is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide.

He also recorded humorous numbers like ' One Piece at a Time' and ' A Boy Named Sue', a duet with his future wife June called ' Jackson' (followed by many further duets after their wedding), and railroad songs such as ' Hey, Porter', ' Orange Blossom Special', and ' Rock Island Line'. His other signature songs include ' I Walk the Line', ' Ring of Fire', ' Get Rhythm', and ' Man in Black'.

He traditionally began his concerts by simply introducing himself, 'Hello, I'm Johnny Cash', followed by ' Folsom Prison Blues', one of his signature songs. īorn to poor cotton farmers in Kingsland, Arkansas, Cash rose to fame during the mid-1950s in the burgeoning rockabilly scene in Memphis, Tennessee, after serving four years in the Air Force. He was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band characterized by train-like chugging guitar rhythms, a rebelliousness coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor, free prison concerts, and a trademark all-black stage wardrobe, which earned him the nickname the ' Man in Black'. Most of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his career. Cash Febru– September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter.

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