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Alternative Titles: “Man in Black”, John R. Cash
Johnny Cash, byname of
J.R. Cash, (born February 26, 1932, Kingsland, Arkansas, U.S. died September 12, 2003, Nashville, Tennessee), American singer and songwriter whose work broadened the scope of country and westernmusic.
Cash was exposed from childhood to the music of the rural South hymns, folk ballads, and songs of work and lament but he learned to play guitar and began writing songs during military service in Germany in the early 1950s. After military service he settled in Memphis, Tennessee, to pursue a musical career. Cash began performing with the Tennessee Two (later Tennessee Three), and appearances at county fairs and other local events led to an audition with Sam Phillips of Sun Records, who signed Cash in 1955. Such songs as “Cry, Cry, Cry,” “Hey, Porter,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” and “I Walk the Line” brought him considerable attention, and by 1957 Cash was the top recordin