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Johnny Cash: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As John R. Cash • Man in Black
Born February 26, 1932 • Arkansas
Died September 12, 2003 (aged 71) • Nashville • Tennessee
Awards And Honors Grammy Award (2007) • Grammy Award (2003) • Grammy Award (2002) • Grammy Award (2000) • Grammy Award (1997) • Kennedy Center Honors (1996) • Grammy Award (1994) • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1992) • Grammy Award (1986) • Grammy Award (1970) • Grammy Award (1969) • Grammy Award (1968) • Grammy Award (1967)
Notable Family Members spouse June Carter Cash • daughter Rosanne Cash

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Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash perform together in Sun Studios, Memphis, with Presley seated at a piano and the others gathered around him.
Johnny Cash, wearing a black tuxedo, stands beside June Carter Cash, who is dressed in a light blue gown, with a guitar visible at Johnny's side against a pink background.
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