In 1944, one week after the accidental death of his older brother Jack, 12-year-old J.R. Cash answered the altar call and accepted Jesus Christ as his savior at the First Baptist Church, the tiny house of worship his family attended three days a week in Dyess, Arkansas. It was at that same church that J.R. would make his public singing debut, accompanied on piano by his mother, Carrie Cash. The song he sang was a late-19th-century hymn, “The Unclouded Day.”
By 1970, J.R. was known simply as Johnny Cash,...
By 1970, J.R. was known simply as Johnny Cash,...
- 5/10/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
The home of Johnny Cash's parents is up for sale on eBay, reports The Tennessean. Ray and Carrie Cash lived at the Tennessee ranch from 1969 until their deaths. Several members of the Cash family have resided in the property over the years, with Johnny and June Carter Cash staying there temporarily in 2003 while their home was being renovated. According to the current owner Floyd Robinson, (more)...
- 6/20/2008
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
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