John R. Cash was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash’s music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his career.
Cash is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. His genre-spanning music embraced country, rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel sounds. This crossover appeal earned him the rare honor of being inducted into the Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Gospel Music Halls of Fame.
Johnny Cash parents: Meet Carrie Cloveree, Ray Cash
Cash was born J. R. Cash in Kingsland, Arkansas, Johnny Cash’s mother is Carrie Cloveree, woh Cash learned to sing and play guitar from her, when Cash was three years old, the family settled in Dyess, Arkansas, a New Deal colony established to allow poor families to work land that they may later own. From the age of five, he worked in cotton fields with his family, singing with them as they worked.
