Johnny Cash : the life and legacy of the Man in Black / Alan Light
Object Details
- author
- Light, Alan
- Subject
- Cash, Johnny
- Includes index.
- Contents
- Foreword / by Brad Paisley -- I've been everywhere : introduction -- Five feet high and rising : 1932-1954. Spotlight: Home of the blues: musical influences -- Get rhythm : 1955-1958 -- I guess things happen that way : 1959-1967. Spotlight: The Man in Black : social concerns -- Flesh and blood : 1968-1974. Spotlight : A thing called love: Johnny and June -- One piece at a time : 1975-1993. Spotlight : What is truth: religion -- The man comes around : 1993-2003 -- I still miss someone : legacy
- Summary
- "An illustrated biography of Johnny Cash that tells his life story through never-before-seen personal photographs and memorabilia from the Cash family"-- Provided by publisher.
- Light reveals Cash's personal and professional life through largely unpublished material from the Cash family, including his handwritten notes and set lists; personal photographs of Cash with his family, traveling, and performing onstage; and beloved objects from his home and private recording studio. He covers Cash's story from his origins in rural Arkansas to his early recordings with Sun Records; from his battles with drug dependency and divorce to his romance with June Carter; and from his commercial musical successes to his death and legacy. -- adapted from back cover
- 2018
- Type
- Biography
- Biographies
- Physical description
- 215 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
- Place
- United States
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Topic
- Country musicians
- Record ID
- siris_sil_1099441
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0