Johnny Cash Biography

Johnny Cash, Musician

Born as	John R. Cash
Occup.	Musician
From	USA
Born	February 26, 1932 Kingsland, Arkansas, United States
Died	September 12, 2003 Kingsland, Arkansas, United States
Aged	71 years

Early Life
John R. Cash, understood professionally as Johnny Cash, was born on February 26, 1932, in Kingsland, Arkansas, USA, to Ray Cash and Carrie Cloveree (née Rivers). He was the fourth of 7 children. As the child of poor Southern Baptist sharecroppers, Cash's early life focused on cotton farming, church, and music. The songs he sang with his household and those he heard on the radio left a deep influence on him.

The Rise in Music
Cash's journey into music formally started when he was stationed in Germany as a radio operator with the United States Air Force in the early 1950s. It was here that he composed among his most famous tunes, "Folsom Prison Blues". After serving for four years, he returned to the USA and married Vivian Liberto in 1954. The couple relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, where Cash started to pursue his music career in earnest.

He secured an audition with Sun Records and satisfied label owner Sam Phillips, leading to the creation of Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, alongside guitar player Luther Perkins and bassist Marshall Grant.

Expert Career and Achievements
The trio's blend of country, gospel, and blues ultimately resulted in their breakthrough hit, "I Walk the Line", in 1956. The song reached top on the nation charts and crossed over into the pop charts, strengthening Cash's renown as a vocalist and songwriter. Not long after, he launched one of his signature tunes, "Ring of Fire", which was co-written by June Carter, a member of the famous Carter household of c and w.

Regardless of his success, Cash fought drug and alcohol abuse throughout the 1960s. His infamous arrest in El Paso, Texas, in 1965 was a considerable turning point, triggering a public confession of his dependency and a pledge to give up.

In the late '60s, Cash's career renewed with two live recordings at prisons, "At Folsom Prison" and "At San Quentin", which both ended up being monumental successes. Cash became understood for his advocacy for prison reform and participation in other social issues.

Personal Life
Cash's very first marital relationship to Vivian ended in divorce in 1966, due in part to his drug abuse and neglect to his household from visiting. He wed fellow nation vocalist June Carter in 1968. June had actually been a significant influence in his life, motivating him to get clean throughout his worst years of substance abuse.

The couple had one kid together, John Carter Cash. The romance between Johnny and June remained among the most heartfelt love stories in music history up until their deaths in 2003. They frequently performed together, and June co-wrote some of Johnny's iconic songs.

Later Years and Death
Regardless of his disease in the 1990s, Cash continued to tape-record and perform. In 1994, he released an album titled "American Recordings", which won him a new generation of fans and a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album.

Johnny Cash passed away on September 12, 2003, due to issues from diabetes, less than 4 months after June's death.

Tradition
Johnny Cash's effect on the music industry is countless. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. His life and music continue to be commemorated, affecting numerous artists and functioning as a symbol for overcoming adversity. From his origins on a cotton farm to his status as a music legend, Cash's life was a testimony to the power of music and the strength of the human spirit.

Our collection contains 11 quotes who is written / told by Johnny.

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Discography:

1956 Johnny Cash With His Hot and Blue Guitar (Country)
1957 Wanted Man (Country)
1958 Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous (Country)
1959 Greatest! (Country)
1959 The Fabulous Johnny Cash (Country)
1959 Songs of Our Soil (Country)
1960 Ride This Train (Country)
1961 Now Here's Johnny Cash (Country)
1962 All Aboard the Blue Train (Country)
1962 The Sound of Johnny Cash (Country)
1963 The Christmas Spirit (Country)
1963 Blood, Sweat and Tears (Country)
1964 Bitter Tears (Country)
1964 I Walk the Line (Country)
1964 The Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash (Country)
1965 Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West (Country)
1965 Orange Blossom Special (Country)
1965 Mean as Hell (Country)
1965 Sings the Ballads of the True West (Country)
1966 Happiness Is You (Country)
1966 Everybody Loves a Nut (Country)
1967 Carryin' On With Johnny Cash & June Carter (Country)
1968 From Sea to Shining Sea (Country)
1969 The Holy Land (Country)
1970 Hello I'm Johnny Cash (Country)
1971 Johnny Cash & Jerry Lee Lewis Sing Hank Williams (Country)
1972 America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song (Country)
1974 Ragged Old Flag (Country)
1975 Destination Victoria Station (Country)
1975 John R. Cash (Country)
1976 One Piece at a Time (Country)
1977 The Last Gunfighter Ballad (Country)
1977 The Rambler (Country)
1978 Gone Girl (Country)
1978 I Would Like to See You Again (Country)
1979 Silver (Country)
1986 Heroes (Country)
1987 Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town (Country)
1988 Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series (Country)
1988 Water From the Wells of Home (Country)
1989 Boom Chicka Boom (Country)
1991 The Mystery of Life (Country)
1992 Gospel Glory (Country)
1994 American Recordings (Country)
1994 American Outtakes (Country)
1996 Unchained (Country)
1999 The Fabulous Johnny Cash / Songs of Our Soil (Country)
2000 American III: Solitary Man (Country)
2002 American IV: The Man Comes Around (Country)
2003 Unearthed (Country)
2003 Christmas With Johnny Cash (Country)
2006 The Johnny Cash Children's Album (Country)
2006 American V: A Hundred Highways (Country)
2010 American VI: Ain't No Grave (Country)
2014 Out Among the Stars (Country)

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11 Famous quotes by Johnny Cash

"For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide"

"You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way"

"You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space"

"When I record somebody else's song, I have to make it my own or it doesn't feel right. I'll say to myself, I wrote this and he doesn't know it!"

"That was the big thing when I was growing up, singing on the radio. The extent of my dream was to sing on the radio station in Memphis. Even when I got out of the Air Force in 1954, I came right back to Memphis and started knocking on doors at the radio station"

"Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world, except money"

"Sometimes I am two people. Johnny is the nice one. Cash causes all the trouble. They fight"

"My father was a man of love. He always loved me to death. He worked hard in the fields, but my father never hit me. Never. I don't ever remember a really cross, unkind word from my father"

"It's like a novelist writing far out things. If it makes a point and makes sense, then people like to read that. But if it's off in left field and goes over the edge, you lose it. The same with musical talent, I think"

"I start a lot more songs than I finish, because I realize when I get into them, they're no good. I don't throw them away, I just put them away, store them, get them out of sight"

"How well I have learned that there is no fence to sit on between heaven and hell. There is a deep, wide gulf, a chasm, and in that chasm is no place for any man"