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  JOHNNYCASH.COM RADIO WITH BILL MILLER (THE OFFICIAL JOHNNY CASH SITE)
Johnny Cash Listener song contest finalists are announced.
Johnny Cash discusses his silver anniversary in show business.
Johnny's youngest sibling, Tommy Cash chats with Bill Miller about his elder brother's early beginnings.
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  Johnny Cash | Featured Videos, Photos and Articles | MTV
Johnny Cash was one of the most imposing and influential figures in post-World War II country music.
Cash's success continued to roll throughout 1958, as he earned his biggest hit, "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" (number one for ten weeks), as well another number one single, "Guess Things Happen That Way." For most of 1958, Cash attempted to record a gospel album, but Sun refused to allow him to record one.
Cash was arrested in El Paso for attempting to smuggle amphetamines into the country through his guitar case in 1965.
www.mtv.com /music/artist/cash_johnny/artist.jhtml   (1955 words)

  
  Johnny Cash - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cash wrote that his reception at the 1994 Glastonbury Festival was one of the highlights of his career.
In 1997, Cash was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease Shy-Drager syndrome, a diagnosis that was later altered to autonomic neuropathy associated with diabetes.
Cash was the father of musicians Rosanne Cash and John Carter Cash, and stepfather to Carlene Carter.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Johnny_Cash   (4533 words)

  
 VH1.com : Johnny Cash : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
Johnny Cash was one of the most imposing and influential figures in post-World War II country music.
Cash's success continued to roll throughout 1958, as he earned his biggest hit, "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" (number one for ten weeks), as well another number one single, "Guess Things Happen That Way." For most of 1958, Cash attempted to record a gospel album, but Sun refused to allow him to record one.
Cash was arrested in El Paso for attempting to smuggle amphetamines into the country through his guitar case in 1965.
www.vh1.com /artists/az/cash_johnny/bio.jhtml   (1904 words)

  
 Johnny Cash: The Legend - PopMatters Music Review
Johnny Cash was all things to all people, but most importantly, he was all things to himself too.
When Cash died at the age of 71, he was in the midst of a renaissance: a comeback that astounded just about everybody, most notably, himself.
Cash's strongest ability was to be able to tell a story in a song, whether spoken, sang, or a combination of both.
www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/c/cashjohnny-legendbox2005.shtml   (1325 words)

  
 Salon Arts & Entertainment | Sharps & Flats   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The audience for Cash's performance was most likely made up of petty cons busted for larceny or B&E; even in 1968, convicted murderers were not allowed to gather in the cafeteria for a couple of hours of music on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Cash, like Hank Williams before him, bridged the divide between the sacred and the profane, dressing all in fl so he would look similarly at home in a prison mess hall or a church rectory.
Johnny Cash, after all, could boast enough mainstream cachet to host a prime-time variety show -- ABC's "The Johnny Cash Show," which aired from 1969 to 1971 -- while also writing songs that served, literally, as killing music.
www.salon.com /ent/music/review/1999/10/22/cash   (1184 words)

  
 LivinBlues- Johnny Cash
Johnny's family soon moved into a farm in Dyess, Arkansas, provided cheaply by the government as part of the 'New Deal', and by age 5 he was working in the cotton fields.
Johnny Cash was trying to make changes in his life, including his marriage to June Carter (the Carter Family), who had co-written 'Ring of Fire' with him that year.
Johnny Cash was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.
www.livinblues.com /bluesrooms/johnnycash.asp   (470 words)

  
 Johnny Cash Walked the Line: explore faith : Notes on Music:
Johnny Cash was discovered by (or rather, introduced himself to) the legendary producer Sam Phillips at Sun Studios in Memphis during the spring of 1955.
Cash later recalled that the uppers turned him on “like electricity flowing through a lightbulb.” He only had to take them one time and he was hooked.
Cash knew how it felt to be a miserable sinner, what it meant to build and destroy, and he knew how far grace would go to bring him back.
www.explorefaith.org /music/cash.html   (1906 words)

  
 Johnny Cash, the Man in Black, Dies - Sep 12, 2003 - E! Online News   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Cash, weakened in recent years by diabetes, glaucoma, asthma and a chronic nervous-system disorder, died at a Nashville hospital of respiratory failure, the result of diabetes.
Cash's influence, across genres and generations, was even greater, certified by his membership in the Country Music, Songwriters and Rock and Roll halls of fame.
Cash was unable to attend the New York ceremony due to his most recent hospitalization.
www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,12489,00.html?tnews   (1549 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Country legend Cash dies
Cash died in hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, after complications from diabetes, which resulted in respiratory failure, his manager Lou Robin said.
Cash was regarded as one of the most important figures in country music, with a career that spanned six decades.
Cash was born in Arkansas in 1932 and started writing songs at the age of 12, influenced by country music on the radio.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/music/3103164.stm   (696 words)

  
 CNN.com - 'Man in Black' Johnny Cash dead at 71 - Sep. 12, 2003
The Johnny Cash video for 'Hurt' covers a Nine Inch Nails song and was nominated for several 2003 MTV video awards.
Cash died of complications from diabetes at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, hospital spokeswoman Nicole Bates said.
Cash acknowledged the death had a profound impact on his music, and he noted it may have been once reason for his music's melancholy tinge.
www.cnn.com /2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/12/cash.obit   (1884 words)

  
 Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Johnny Cash and June Carter were married on March 1, 1968 and shared careers as well as a personal life.
Johnny Cash hosted "Saturday Night Live", performed with the Boston Pops Orchestra, performed on "Solid Gold" where he was given a standing ovation - the only artist so honored in the history of the program, fished with Mick Jagger and entertained U.S. presidents.
Johnny Cash is loved and respected by countless fans throughout the world and has a special place in the hearts of all his fan club members.
www.rockabillyhall.com /JohnnyCash.html   (1059 words)

  
 Cash, Johnny - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A major figure in country and western music, Cash lent a unique note of grace and gravitas to the genre with his all-fl wardrobe, rumbling bass-baritone voice, and often tragic subject matter of his songs.
Cash, who mingled elements of folk, country, and rock in his music, won 11 Grammies and was elected to both the Country Music and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
CMT Premieres the Compelling Story of America's Iconic Legend Johnny Cash and His Battle With the Music Establishment in 'Controversy: Johnny Cash Vs. Music Row'; Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Rick Rubin Among Those Who Reveal the Inside Story in Exclusive New Interviews.
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 Rock On The Net: Johnny Cash
Cash's publicist told ABC Radio, "Cash feels he is physically not up to the tour" but felt the need "to go public" with the news of his condition.
The report states Cash had been using a ventilator to clear his lungs of fluids, and has "been gravely ill for several days." Cash's condition began to decline after being admitted to the hospital at the beginning of November for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Cash was back in the hospital for a short time due to his disease, Shy-Drager's Syndrome, which causes tremors and flouts.
www.rockonthenet.com /artists-c/johnnycash_main.htm   (795 words)

  
 Johnny Cash
Lesser known is the fact that Johnny Cash was present at the birth of rock and roll by virtue of being one of the earliest signees to Sam Phillips’ Sun Records back in 1955.
Cash was part of an elite club of rock and roll pioneers at Sun that included Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis.
Cash recorded a string of rockabilly hits for Sun that included “Cry, Cry, Cry,”; “Folsom Prison Blues” and “I Walk the Line.” The latter was first of more than a dozen Number One country hits for Cash and also marked his first appearance on the national pop singles charts.
www.rockhall.com /hof/inductee.asp?id=75   (727 words)

  
 Johnny Cash on Msn Music   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Johnny Cash and June Carter became country music's glory couple not long after they met in the mid-1950s, although for years they kept their relationship out of wider public view while they were each married to other people.
Cash's 1963 hit "Ring of Fire," written by June, was a veiled, impassioned profession of their affair.
Johnny Cash was the rare popular singer whose appeal stretched across classes and cultures.
music.msn.com /artist/?artist=16071449   (209 words)

  
 Mark Damon Hughes: Audio: Johnny Cash's Billboard ad
Cash is no stranger to controversy and this latest antic was pretty much taken in stride (and with more than a few chuckles) by most of the folks on Nashville's famed Music Row.
Cash's American Recordings album, Unchained, was named the Country Album of the Year by the voting membership of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS).
Cash responded to their offer by calling WSM shortly after the early-morning announcement was made.
kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu /~kamikaze/Audio/cash-ad.php   (1306 words)

  
 Fellow Folks: Johnny Cash (Page 1 of 2)
That night Johnny Cash went on, and that was a groove.
Johnny was there with June Carter, so shy and sweet and gentle, in a room full of freaks.
In 1963, Cash was in New York, and went down to Greenwich Village to listen to Peter LaFarge sing his first Indian protest songs at the Gaslight café.
www.bobdylanroots.com /cash.html   (1638 words)

  
 Johnny Cash St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture - Find Articles
Cash's music reflected the rebellious outlaw spirit of early rock, despite the fact that it did not sound much like the new genre or,; for that matter, even like traditional country music.
Johnny Cash's first singles were released on Sam Phillips' legendary Sun Records, the Memphis-based 1950s independent label that also launched the careers of Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis,; Carl Perkins,; and Elvis Presley.
Cash is a heap of contradictions: a devout Christian who is given to serious bouts with drugs and alcohol; a family man who, well into his sixties, spends the majority of the year on the road; and a loving, kindhearted man who has been known to engage in violent and mean-spirited behavior.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200203   (660 words)

  
 Johnny Cash: At San Quentin (Legacy Edition): Pitchfork Record Review   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Cash's decision to strum up a jail probably had as much to do with his own burgeoning mythology-- the Man in Black, the cold-blooded killer, the anti-Nashville rebel-- than any desire to remedy the U.S. prison system (although Cash did eventually actively advocate prison reform, meeting with President Richard Nixon in July 1972).
Cash is accompanied, as usual, by the Tennessee Three, and his performance is jovial-- he jokes with the convicts, snickering "You're in the wrong place to bend over, don't you know it?"-- and clearly propelled by the audience's adulation.
Johnny Cash's final album attempts to balance man and myth, with songs that allude to his grief, his deep faith, and his impending death.
www.pitchforkmedia.com /article/record_review/39646/Johnny_Cash_At_San_Quentin_Legacy_Edition   (694 words)

  
 Johnny Cash, 1932-2003 - Salon
Cash was a prolific songwriter, but he loved a great song, period, covering the work of Kris Kristofferson, the Rolling Stones, Nick Cave, Nine Inch Nails, Nick Lowe and Bob Dylan (who cites Cash as an essential influence), among others.
Cash's message wasn't "I'm better than you are." It was "I'm lowlier than you are" -- and with this, he handed them back some of their dignity.
Cash sang in defense of the poor, the downtrodden, the unjustly punished.
dir.salon.com /story/ent/music/feature/2003/09/12/cash_obit/index.html   (1160 words)

  
 umusic.ca :: Johnny Cash
This time, though, some of the sessions were done at Cash's home studios in Tennessee and Jamaica (with one song, a heart-stopping version of the standard "Danny Boy," cut in under two hours at an Episcopal cathedral in LA).
Cash points to his version of Sting's song "Hung My Head" as one example of a performance that came on a particularly difficult day; by digging deep, he was able to transcend not only his pain but also his expectations.
Cash reveals a special fondness for the two songs on "The Man Comes Around" that are initially the most suprising choices - the industrial anthems "Personal Jesus" and "Hurt," so dark and dissonant in their original recordings.
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J.R. Cash, Feb. 28, 1932, Kingsland, Arkansas) grew up in Dysess Colony, Northeast Arkansas surrounded by all images that appeared throughout his autobiographical songs like strands of pure gold interlaced through the cotton fiber cloak of a common man. For fifteen years he lived on the Mississippi River, next to share-croppers and cotton pickers.
Although Phillips considered Johnny to be the most "country" of his stable of future legends, the lines between identified music genres were blurred back then and radio played everything that was a hit.
June Carter Cash may have summed him up best when she told The Nashville Banner, "He is a man. The kind of man who could talk sweetly to his family and protect them physically if he has to, who loves his son and six daughters and shows understanding to his wife.
www.countrystars.com /legends/bios/cash_j.html   (1064 words)

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