Johnny Cash: The Life of an American Icon

by Stephen Miller

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From his legendary 50s Sun recordings to his latterday classic American albums, Johnny Cash was always the country voice of rock. This is his amazing story - Stephen Miller's vivid account of the life and times of a man who started out with stablemates Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins but who would later become a loyal musical friend of Bob Dylan, Nick Lowe, Willie Nelson and Elvis Costello.Once on the point of death from drug addiction, Cash turned his life around and for 50 show more years went on to participate in the rock music that grew out of those original sun recording studio sessions.Here are all the anecdotes behind the rowdy days, the prison albums, the relationships and the music. Rockabilly king, movie actor and activist, Cash enjoyed a rollercoaster career that lurched between million selling albums and periods of dark obscurity. Through it all The Man in Black remained a hero to discerning country and rock fans all over the world. show less

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Stephen Miller has been a fan of country music for more than twenty years and for six years he reviewed albums and interviewed artists for Scottish radio station, Scot FM

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Music, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
DDC/MDS
782.421642092Arts & recreationMusicVocal music [formerly: Dramatic music and production of musical drama]Secular forms of vocal musicSongsGeneral principles and musical formsTraditions of secular songs {genres}Western popular songsCountry western
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ML420 .C265 .M55MusicLiterature on musicLiterature on musicHistory and criticismBiography
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