Johnny Cash

"My mother was determined that I was going to leave the farm and do well in life. And she thought with the gift, I might be able to do that. So she took in washing. She got a washing machine in 1942 as soon as we got electricity and she took in washing. She washed the schoolteacher's clothes and anybody she could and sent me for singing lessons for $3 per lesson."

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Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

Musician, Singer-songwriter

Johnny Cash was a legendary American singer-songwriter known for his deep voice and songs that explore themes of struggle and redemption.

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