Sixty-five years ago today (July 7, 1956) was an historic day for Johnny Cash: It was on that date that Cash made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry and the day he met his future wife, June Carter.
Cash performed “I Walk the Line,” “Get Rhythm” and “So Doggone Lonesome during his Opry debut. At the time of his performance, I Walk the Line was still climbing the charts; the now-legendary tune became his first No. 1 hit two weeks later. When I came to appear on the Grand Ole Opry the first time, I waited two hours out in the waiting room before the manager of the Opry [Jim Denny] finally said, Come on in, Cash recalled to author Robert K. Oermann. He looked at my black clothes and long hair and sideburns and said, What makes you think you belong on the Grand Ole Opry? So I said, Well, I ve got a record in the Top 10 . I said, I think they d like to hear me.
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