I listened to the CD I have of Cash for the first time in too, too long today. Needless to say, I was missing out.
Johnny R. Cash was born Feb. 26th, 1932 in Kingsland, AR. He was under the influence of music from a very young age, as music was "an integral part of everyday life in the Cash household". He graduated high school in 1950 & moved to Pontiac, MI, where he worked in an automotive plant; but shortly after, he was enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He found himself in Landsberg, Germany, & while in the service, he "organized his first band, the Landsberg Barbarians". Cash was discharged in 1954, & he married his first wife, Vivian Liberto. They settled in Memphis, TN; also in that year, he "auditioned as [a] solo artist for Sam Phillips' Sun Records… By the following spring… Cash was in the Sun Studios to record with his band The Tennessee Three". Their first release was a single called "Hey Porter", & though it didn't chart, the follow up "Cry, Cry, Cry" peaked at #14 on Billboard's Top 20. More singles & charts followed, & even more of a deeper story; (but for now, I'm going to leave it at this - sadly, he passed away Sept. 12th, 2003). This song is from the album of the same title, released in May of 1976.
& here's a live version from the TV show Top of the Pops in 1976:
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