John R. "Johnny" Cash (born
with the name J. R. Cash) is
an American singer-songwriter,
actor, and author. He was born
February 26, 1932 in
Kingsland, Arkansas, U.S. He's
been cited as one of the most
influential musicians of the
20th century. But he is
basically commemorate as a
country music artist. His
songs and sound link many
other genres including
rockabilly and rock and roll
especially early in his
career. Later in his career,
he covered songs by numerousl
rock artists such as Nine Inch
Nails and Depeche Mode.
Much of his music in his late
career has a theme of pain and
recovery . His trademark songs
include "I Walk the Line",
"Folsom Prison Blues", "Ring
of Fire" . He also recorded
funny songs such as "One Piece
at a Time" and "A Boy Named
Sue", "Get Rhythm" and "Man in
Black", and the railroad songs
including "Hey, Porter" and
"Rock Island Line".
He is a devoutee but bothered
Christian, has been
distinguish as a "lens which
to view American conflict and
dispute". In 1955, his first
recordings at Sun, "Hey
Porter" and "Cry! Cry! Cry!",
were released and met with
acceptable success on the
country. Cash's next record,
"Folsom Prison Blues", reach
the country Top 5, and "I Walk
the Line" became No. 1 on the
country charts and made the
pop charts Top 20. "Home of
the Blues" was next, this is
recorded on July 1957.
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