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Who Was Johnny Cash?

Name: Who Was Johnny Cash?
ISBN: 9780399544163

Jim Gigliotti

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · June 7, 2022

Reading lane: Musicians' Lives for Kids

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Across Musical Lines

Trace Johnny Cash’s career across country, rockabilly, gospel, and rock, with his unmistakable sound in view.

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A career spanning several musical traditions
The roots of Cash’s deep voice and train-like beat

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A biography moving from childhood to celebrated career years
Cash’s reach across country, rockabilly, gospel, and rock

Book Details

Authors: Jim Gigliotti
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: June 7, 2022
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Musicians' Lives for Kids · Rock Music
Reading lane: Musicians' Lives for Kids

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Musicians' Lives for Kids
Performers' Biographies for Kids
Music

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Was Johnny Cash always the rebellious "Man in Black" that we remember him as today? Find out in this biography from the #1 New York Times bestselling series that takes us from Cash's childhood on an Arkansas cotton farm to his first days in rockabilly through his most famous years as a country music legend and icon of American songwriting. Due to his wide range of musical talent and an incomparable career spanning forty-nine years, Johnny Cash has been inducted into the Country, Rock and Roll, Rockabilly, and Gospel Halls of Fame. He also won 18 Grammys and 9 Country Music Association Awards. Who Was Johnny Cash? lets young readers learn about every step in Johnny Cash's groundbreaking musical career. As one of the best-selling American musicians of all time, Cash, born JR Carter, was known for his rich, deep voice and musical style that featured a chugging, train-like beat.