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Johnny Cash

Evil Genius with Russell Kane

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Johnny Cash, Door-to-Door

Johnny Cash joined the US Air Force just in time for the Korean War. He was posted to Germany where he worked as a radio interceptor. His first record was Cry, Cry, Cry in 1955 and his first number one on the US country chart was actually a song about his first wife, Vivian. But his music wasn't easily defined - when I hear Johnny, I hear gospel. When I hear Johnny,. I hear country. And maybe he could have, you know, caught his brother or stopped something or done something. Ah. Johnny said, I knew I wouldn't ever be happy working in the dirt.

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