Singer johnny cash bio wikipedia

John Robert " Johnny " Cash born J. Cash ; February 26, — September 12, was a Grammy Award -winning American musician , actor and author. He is well known for his country music, his music spanned many other genres, including gospel, folk and rock and roll. He died from diabetes on September 12, when he was 71 years old. Cash was born J.

His parents named him J. Cash because they could not decide on his name between John and Ray. He only started using the name "Johnny Cash" when he joined the Air Force. He started working in fields when he was five years old, singing with his family.

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He had an older brother, Jack, who died when Johnny was Cash started smoking at 12 years old. Cash's first memories had a lot of gospel music in. He was taught by his mother and her friend to play the guitar and sing. He left the military in Cash was arrested multiple times. Once he broke his toe when he tried to escape by kicking the bars of his jail cell.

Cash was often called "The Man in Black" because of the clothes he wore, and was best known for his deep voice and powerful music.