Forty-five years ago today, on May 8, 1976, Johnny Cash received an honorary degree from National University in San Diego, Calif. The Man in Black, who also received a Doctor of Humanities degree in 1971 from Gardner-Webb, was given a Doctorate of Humane Letters from National.
Cash was joined by his wife, June Carter Cash, and his four daughters for the National University ceremony. San Diego s mayor at the time, Mayor Frank Curran, also declared the day National Johnny Cash Day.
At the time of the National University ceremony, Cash was only a few weeks away from earning his 13th and final No. 1 single, with One Piece at a Time, which was the title track of his 54th album. By that time, he had already won six Grammys, six CMA Awards and two ACM Awards.
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