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THE MAN IN BLACK
When thinking of the greatest singer and songwriters, one may find it hard to forget about Johnny Cash. Also known as the man in black, Johnny Cash has released approximately 500 albums and has recorded over 1200 hundred songs. Experiencing a career span close to 50, years Johnny Cash has changed from an amphetamine and alcohol driven rebellious young entertainer to a gracious grandfather who walks with God. Having been a young child in a depression-ridden family during the 1930’s, Cash has done a remarkable job at rising from rags to riches in his lifetime. ... Cash was born February 26, 1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas. His parents, Ray and Carrie Cash, were cotton farmers that moved their family to Dyess, Arkansas due to a governmental loan given to them to purchase a home and many acres to raise crops for an income. ... Cash writes in his autobiography, “I remember sitting with my brothers and sisters singing old gospel songs with my mother after a hard days work on the farm”(18-19). ... With all of this discouragement coming from his father, Cash still listened to those records, sang with his
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family and learned to play guitar with a finger picking technique that is so distinct that one can tell it’s Johnny Cash just by the way the guitar is being played.
In 1951, Cash enlisted in the Air Force and was released from his field-training one week prior to the outbreak of the Korean War. ... While being stationed in Germany, Cash had a love interest back at home name Vivian Liberto that he wrote to every day. ... When cash was in Germany, he wrote his first hit single entitled Hey Porter. The song was about a man like him, ready to get home back into the south with his family and live the good life. ... Working odd jobs doing manual labor to get the new Cash family going and still trying be successful in his music, Cash would borrow money from his boss to get by, which he paid back.
Approximate Word count = 1682
Approximate Pages = 6.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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