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Johnny Cash
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Johnny Cash grew up in Dyess, Arkansas, and recorded classics like "I Walk the Line," "Folsom Prison Blues," "Ring of Fire" and "A Boy Named Sue." He joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 and received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1996. He passed away on September 12, 2003, and in 2024 his statue was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol to represent Arkansas.

Born
February 26, 1932
Hometown
Dyess, Arkansas
Country Music Hall of Fame
Inducted 1980

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Johnny Cash’s “Forty Shades of Green” Captures Ireland’s Beauty

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