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Johnny Cash ( February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country music singer and songwriter, known to his fans as "The Man in Black". In a career that spanned almost five decades, he was the personification of country music to many Americans and others around the world who had no other knowledge or interest in that art form. His gravelly voice and the distinctive boom chicka boom sound of his Tennessee Two backing band were instantly recognizable to millions.1 Biography
1.1 Daddy Sang Bass
He was born J.R. Cash in Kingsland, Arkansas, the son of a poor farmer. His family soon moved into a farm in Dyess, Arkansas, which was provided cheaply by the government as part of the New Deal. By age five he was working in the cotton fields, singing along with his family as they worked. His early memories were dominated by gospel music and radio. He began playing guitar and writing songs as a young boy and in high school sang on a local radio station. He was dubbed "John" upon enlisting as a radio operator in the United States Air Force, which refused to accept initials as his name. Thereafter, he was known as Johnny and sometimes John R. While an airman in Germany, Cash wrote one of his most famous songs, " Folsom Prison BluesFolsom Prison Blues is an American country music song written by Johnny Cash in the early 1950s and originally recorded with his trio in 1956 for the Sun Records label. The song combines elements from two popular folk genres, the train song and the prison".
1.2 Going to Memphis
After his term of service ended, he married Vivian Liberto in 1954Events January events January 14 The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator forming the American Motors Corporation January 14 Marilyn Monroe weds Joe DiMaggio. January 15 Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya January 20 The Nati and moved to Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Tennessee City flag City seal City nickname: "The River City or The Bluff City Location in the state of Tennessee County Shelby County, Tennessee Area Total Water 763. 4 km˛ (294. 24% Population Total ( 2000) Density 650,100 898. 6/km^2 Time zone, where he sold appliances and studied to be a radio announcer. At night, he played with guitarist Luther Perkins and bassist Marshall Grant (the Tennessee Two). Cash worked up the courage to visit the Sun RecordsSun Records has been the name for four 20th century record labels. The most famous Sun Records (fourth label to bear the name) was based in Memphis, Tennessee starting operations on March 27, 1952. Founded by Sam Phillips, Sun Records was known for giving studio, hoping to garner a recording contract. Sun producer Cowboy Jack Clement met with the young singer first, and suggested that Cash return to meet producer Sam PhillipsFor the female singer by the same name, see Sam Phillips (singer Sam Phillips born Samuel Cornelius Phillips ( January 5, 1923 July 30, 2003), was a record producer and the man responsible for the emergence of rock and roll as the major form of popular mu. After auditioning for Phillips, singing mainly gospel tunes, Phillips told him to "go home and sin, then come back with a song I can sell." Cash eventually won over Phillips and Clement with new songs delivered in his early frenetic style. His first recordings at Sun, "Hey Porter" and "Cry Cry Cry", were released in 19551955 is a common year starting on Saturday. see link for calendar) Events January events January 2 Panama president Jose Antonio Remon is assassinated. January 19 The Scrabble board game debuts. February events February 8 Nikolai Bulganin ousts Georgi Mal, meeting with reasonable success on the country hit paradeThe hit parade is the list of songs most popular at any given time. The term originated in the late 1930s and has also been used for broadcast programs featuring hit tunes, such as Your Hit Parade which was broadcast on radio and television in the United.
His next record, " Folsom Prison BluesFolsom Prison Blues is an American country music song written by Johnny Cash in the early 1950s and originally recorded with his trio in 1956 for the Sun Records label. The song combines elements from two popular folk genres, the train song and the prison", made the country Top 5, and "I Walk the Line" was number one on the country charts, making it into the pop charts Top 20. In 1957, Johnny Cash became the first Sun artist to release a long-playing album. Though Sun's most consistently best-selling and prolific artist at that time, Cash began to feel constrained by his contract with the small label. Elvis Presley had already left the label, and Phillips was focusing most of his attention and promotion on Jerry Lee Lewis. The following year, Cash left Sun to sign a lucrative offer with Columbia Records, where his single "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" would become one of his biggest hits.
In 1955, his daughter, singer Roseanne Cash , was born. Though he would have three more daughters with his wife, their relationship began to sour, as Johnny was constantly touring. It was during one of these tours that he met June Carter, his future wife. By June's account, in the liner notes to the compilation album Love ( 2000), the song "I Still Miss Someone" was written about her.
