Johnny Cash (born February 26, 1932, Kingsland, Arkansas, U.S.—died September 12, 2003, Nashville, Tennessee) was an American singer and songwriter whose work broadened the scope of country and western music. “The Million Dollar Quartet” (from left to right: Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash). Country music's legendary Man in Black was born in Kingsland on February 26, 1932. Kingsland is the birthplace of the Man in Black, Johnny Cash. Kingsland built a small memorial to their famous son in town. While visiting, don't miss the small Cash collection inside the. Johnny Cash, born John R. Cash on February 26, 1932, in Kingsland, Arkansas, was a legendary figure in American music, becoming synonymous with country music and leaving an indelible mark on the genre.
Johnny Cash, born John R. Cash on February 26, 1932, in Kingsland, Arkansas, was a legendary figure in American music, becoming synonymous with country music and leaving an indelible mark on the genre. “The man known to the world as Johnny Cash was born here, in the home of his grandparents, John Lewis and Rosanna Hurst Rivers, on February 26, 1932.” A marker now stands in Kingsland, Arkansas, to commemorate the birthplace of The Man in Black. The man known to the world as Johnny Cash was born near here, in the home of his grandparents, John Lewis and Rosanna Hurst Rivers, on February 26, 1932. (A historical marker located in Kingsland in Cleveland County, Arkansas.) Cash was born J. R. Cash in Kingsland, Arkansas in the United States on February 26, 1932. His parents named him J.R. 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. Johnny Cash was born February 26, 1932, in Kingsland, Arkansas, to Carrie Cash (Rivers) and Raymond Cash. He made his first single, "Hey Porter", for Sun Records in 1955. In 1958 he moved to Columbia Records.
The man known to the world as Johnny Cash was born near here, in the home of his grandparents, John Lewis and Rosanna Hurst Rivers, on February 26, 1932. (A historical marker located in Kingsland in Cleveland County, Arkansas.) Cash was born J. R. Cash in Kingsland, Arkansas in the United States on February 26, 1932. His parents named him J.R. 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. Johnny Cash was born February 26, 1932, in Kingsland, Arkansas, to Carrie Cash (Rivers) and Raymond Cash. He made his first single, "Hey Porter", for Sun Records in 1955. In 1958 he moved to Columbia Records. Johnny Cash was an international ambassador for country music who hewed his own path from the mid-1950s into the twenty-first century, broadening both the scope of country music and its audience. The Man in Black’s Early Years