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"Ballad of a Teenage Queen" by Johnny Cash (known as The Man in Black) with backing vocals by 'Tennessee Two' ( Luther Perkins Guitar) and (Marshall Grant bass). Released on January 6th 1958 on Sam Phillips ledgenary label Sun Records, it reached No:1 in the US Country Charts and No:14 in the Billboard Hot 100.
Written by Jack Clement the song tells the story of a small-town girl with golden hair and blue eyes who is considered the prettiest the townsfolk have every seen. She is so pretty that all the boys want to have her. But the girl prefers and loves the boy next door, who in employed at the candy store.
The boys saves enough money to buy a ring and plans to marry her "next spring", but suddenly, a movie scout from 'Hollywood' come to take her away. Mesmerised by what Hollywood has to offer, she leaves the boy and her hometown and heads for the big city.
Very soon she becomes famous and enjoys the big-city pleasures like a big fancy house with a swimming pool. However, she begins to miss "her old hometown" and the boy that stills works at the candy store, and becomes very unhappy. One day, the girl gives up all that she had, including her fame, and takes a train ride back to her hometown, and finally comes back to the boy from the candy store, whom she still loves!
Johnny Cash along with Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis were known as Sun Records 'Million Dollar Quartet.'
Johnny Cash has the rare honour of being inducted into three of musics' Halls Of Fame.
In 1980 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
In 1992 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
in 2010 he was inducted into the Gospel Hall of Fame.
John R. Cash (born February 26th 1932 - September 12th 2013)

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