Johnny Cash was one of the most famous singer in country music. He made a big impact on American history, he still is a big impact on some younger country singers today. A lot of people still listen to his music today and enjoys it. He was one of the most successful country singers in history.
Johnny Cash was born in Kingsland, Arkansas on February 26, 1932. He was one out of seven children his parents had. When he was three years old his family moved to Dyess, Arkansas to work on cotton fields. Since he was three years old he grew up working on cotton farms. His siblings helped him work on cotton farms as well as his dad.
In 1950 Johnny Cash decided to join the Air Force. When he joined, shortly after the air Force went to East
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He also became a musical popstar in 1958. He took home two grammys for the song “Folsom Prison”. He also sang some fan favorites hit songs like “I Walk the Line”. He went through a lot of stages to get his good songs in 1958 and he had a lot of ups and downs while doing them.
During the 1960’s Johnny Cash got addicted to drugs and alcohol. In 1966 Vivian decided to divorce Jonny Cash. When he went out in public he looked liked “Walking Death” and people started calling him “Walking Death” for how bad he looked on drugs. He started looking for help and he met June Carter. His time during the drug life was not a pleasant time for him.
In 1967 he met June Carter who helped him clean up his life. In 1968 him and June Carter got married. Later on in his career he won a few grammys and hosted his own tv show called the Johnny Cash Show. Johnny Cash soon stop making recent appearances because he got diabetes and got diagnosed with a rare nervous system disorder called Shy-Drager Syndrome. At this turning point Johnny Cash had a lot of major decisions to make in his life. In May 2003 he lost the love of his life June Carter. Shortly after her death on September 12, 2003 Johnny cash died because of bad