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Welcome:
AKA:
John R Cash
J R Cash
Birthplace:
Kingsland, Arkansas
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Forever known as the country music's iconic Man in Black, and famous for dark themes and a special bond with men in jail, Johnny Cash was also a deeply spiritual Christian. It was this dual quality of a man who could sing gospel music one day and then sing of killing a man in Reno the next that kept him so elusive and popular. John R. Cash was born into a big struggling farm family in 1932, in Arkansas. The family crop – like those of many southern households – was cotton, and John and his four siblings picked it by hand, year after year. But young John always had an ear for music, and
Raised in Dyess, Arkansas
1950
Joined the Air Force for a four-year stint; stationed in Germany
1954
Teamed with two friends to form a small gospel band
1955
Signed with producer Sam Phillips at Sun records as as Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two; released "Cry Cry Cry" as their debut single
1956
Released a second single, "Folsom Prison Blues," and shortly after its follow-up, the dual country and pop hit "I Walk the Line"
1957
Released debut album Johnny Cash with His Hot & Blue Guitar
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