Johnny cash biography 2013 ford edge
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Infinity Music Hall & Bistro
Little, Brown and Company — 679 pages — 2013
Review by David C. Parks
Most music personality biographies, unfortunately for the music personality, follow a similar narrative: Childhood, personal demons, early signs of talent, personal demons, struggle to make it in the music world, the inevitable drugs, booze, and divorce, and then more circling of the personal demons. The End. It would be pleasant to read a white picket fence story about a superstar but it is not to be found. It does not seem to exist. And any ideas that they’re just like anybody else would be a grand error. Most of us don’t end up covered in drug caused lesions (David Crosby), stay awake for nine days on stimulants (Keith Richards), or end up dead in a bathtub (Jim Morrison). There is the old expression that “Art must suffer” which includes all creative pathologies, but “Music is masochistic” has a nice ring. It is possible that these agonies actually enhance the song writing abilities of a musician. Live the lyrics then hum a tune to go with it. But the performance side can become a gruesome act of self immolation. And some Phoenixes do not rise from the ashes. They stay down in the ashtray of u
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John R. Cash (February 26, 1932 - September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor and author,[1] widely considered 1 of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.[2]
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Although Cash was primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal won Cash the rare honor of multiple inductions in the Country Music, Rock and Roll and Gospel Music Halls of Fame.
Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice,Template:Refn the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band, a rebelliousness[4][5] coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor, free prison concerts,[7] and a trademark look, which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black".
Much of Cash's music echoed themes of sorrow, moral tribulation and redemption, especially in the later stages of his career.[9] His best-known songs included "I Walk the Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Ring of Fire", "Get Rhythm" and "Man in Black". He also recorded humorous numbers like "One Piece at a Time" and "A Boy Named Sue"; a duet with his future wife, June Carter, called "Jackson" (followed
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