Johnny Cash was born on 26 February 1932 in Kingsland. An American singer-songwriter born in Arkansas, Cash began recording at Sun Records in Memphis in the 1950s, alongside Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins. His deep voice and his songs, such as Folsom Prison Blues, I Walk the Line and Ring of Fire, combined country, rockabilly and gospel. Nicknamed the Man in Black for his dark stage clothing, he identified with the poor and outcast, and he recorded live albums at Folsom and San Quentin prisons. He married the singer June Carter, with whom he performed for decades. A late-career series of albums produced by Rick Rubin, including his cover of Hurt, brought him a new audience. He is in the country, rock and gospel halls of fame.
Before and after
- 1932Construction of Saudi Aramco
- 5 January 1932Birth of Umberto Eco
- 8 February 1932Birth of John Williams
- 18 February 1932Birth of Miloš Forman
- 26 February 1932Birth of Johnny Cash
- 27 February 1932Birth of Elizabeth Taylor
- from 1 March 1932 to 18 August 1945Manchukuo
- from 1 March 1932 to 16 September 1939Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
- 19 March 1932Construction of Sydney Harbour Bridge
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