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Top 18 Tales From The Life of American Legend Johnny Cash

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He was a mass of contradictions. Renowned around the world as the Man in Black he wrote a religious novel entitled Man in White. He opened for Christian revivals hosted by the Reverend Billy Graham while high on amphetamines. He performed in prisons in the United States and Scandinavia, where he took requests from his audiences, but when performing at the White House he refused to play the songs requested by President Richard Nixon, claiming that he didn’t know the numbers which the president asked him to play. He was inducted into the Halls of Fame for Country Music, Gospel Music, and Rock and Roll, an indication of the broad appeal he had for fans, and the wide range of his musical performances and recordings.

Johnny Cash performed on stage as a musician, in film as a dramatic actor, and on television as the host of variety shows and specials. His name, at least in childhood, was but initials; he was simply J. R. Cash until the Air Force informed him that he could not enlist without a Christian name, so it became John. He gained fame by introducing himself by saying, “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash”. He had several terms in rehab facilities, for alcohol and drugs, run-ins with the law, and a thirty-five year marriage with his second wife, June Carter Cash. He recorded with artists including Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Waylon Jennings, Jerry Lee Lewis, Krist Novoselic, Tom Petty, and Mick Fleetwood, to name just a very few. He was on friendly terms with American presidents from Nixon to George W. Bush, including a close friendship with Jimmy Carter.

He was and is an American legend. Say hello to Johnny Cash.

Top 18 Tales From The Life of American Legend Johnny Cash

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