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On This Day in 1956, Johnny Cash Recorded His First No. 1 Single in the Legendary Sun Studio
Sixty-nine years ago today, Johnny Cash walked into the Sun Records studio in Memphis, Tennessee to record what would be his ...
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Viral song features vandalized Johnny Cash water tower in Kingsland
The "Johnny Cash Water Tower incident" has been Arkansas legend for almost three years. Now, the story has returned with a ...
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How Johnny Cash drew on his own experiences to make his greatest songs
His characterful bass baritone voice is immediately recognisable, yet the continuing legacy of Johnny Cash is fuelled by far more than just the technicalities. It's a songbook bursting with gems, from ...
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Merle Haggard Tried To Hide His Criminal Past. Johnny Cash Made Him Embrace It
The Hag wound up serving just 2 years of the 15 year sentence and upon leaving San Quentin, made good on the promise made to ...
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The Sting ‘Western’ That Johnny Cash Covered on His Final Album, “I Hung My Head”
“The storytelling in those songs really had a profound effect on me, so I would try and write songs in that genre ... “When somebody like Johnny Cash covers one of my songs,” said ...
Folsom Prison Experience is a theatrical Johnny Cash tribute reimagines history
It may not be 1968 anymore, and Johnny Cash may not be with us, but his spirit lives on in the immersive Folsom Prison Experience. On April 5, the Civic Center will turn into the Folsom State Prison, ...