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Cash
The Autobiography
by Johnny Cash
ISBN: 0061013579
ISBN-13: 9780061013577
Format: Paperback
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Summary
With an introduction that includes giving thanks for a pair of comfortable shoes, as only someone who spent the first 15 years of his life mostly barefoot could, the autobiography of the late Johnny Cash is, like his music, simple and eloquent. Discovering country music via Roy Acuff and the Louvin Brothers, among others, he became part of the immortal Sun Records stable of musicians that also included Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins; he recounts his initial meeting with legendary Sun Studios owner and producer Sam Phillips, his shaky attempts at recording his debut single (it took over 30 takes), his thrill at performing his first hit "Cry, Cry, Cry" on the LOUISIANA HAYRIDE radio show, and his first Cadillac. He's also candid about his amphetamine and alcohol addiction, admitting the constant conflict between his darker impulses and his long-standing religious convictions. Throughout, Cash leaves detached analysis and precise recounting of minute detail to music scholars; but what is lost here in objectivity is gained in a series of remarkable vignettes steeped in country music history, all told through the filter of co-author Patrick Carr's superb prose recreation of the singer's trademark laconic, baritone drawl.
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"Occasionally [Cash] lets his pompadour down, and then the stories sing." -- Tom Graves
-- New York Times Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Harpercollins
Published date: 1998
Size: 4.25 x 6.5 inches
Weight: 0.5 pounds
Publisher's Notes
He is "The Man in Black." Country music legend. The "quintessential American troubadour." An icon of rugged individualism, who's been to hell and back, and tells the tale as never before. In this unforgettable autobiography, Johnny Cash talks straight about the highs and lows, the struggles and hard-won triumphs, and the people who have shaped him. In his own words, Cash sets the record straight--and dispels a few myths--as he looks unsparingly at his remarkable life: from his turbulent past to the joys of the present to his plans down the road. Here, too, are the friends of a lifetime, including Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, and Dr. Billy Graham. As powerful and memorable as one of his classic songs, Cash is filled with the candor, wit, and wisdom of a man who has truly "walked the line."
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Johnny Cash, Patrick Carr
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Cash, Johnny
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Cash, Johnny
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Cash, Johnny
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Cash, Johnny; Carr, PaPatrick
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Cash, Johnny with Patrick Carr
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Cash: The Autobiography
Cash, Johnny; Carr, Patrick
HarperCollins, 1998 Near-new condition. NO writing, marks or tears. Tight spine, clean pages. Illustrated with photos. NO remainder marks or price clippings. 432 pages. Synopsis "if my life has anything to say, I'll say it here" Johnny Cash, from a statement he made on the publication of his autobiography, Cash He was the "Man in Black", a country music legend, the "quintessential American troubadour." He was an icon of rugged individualism who had been to hell and back, telling the tale as never before. In his unforgettable autobiography, Johnny Cash tells the truth about the highs and lows, the Struggles and hard-won triumphs, and the people who shaped him. In the last year Johnny Cash has enjoyed a great resurgence of popularity winning the 2003 Grammy for Best Male Country vocalist and nominated for 7 MTV Music Video Awards. His fan base cuts across multiple generations. In the summer of 2004 a major motion picture, starring Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix will chronicle his early years and courtship of the woman who became his life's partner, June Carter Cash.. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ( more information)
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CASH, JOHNNY with Patrick Carr
N.Y.: HARPER PAPERBACK, 1998 New afterword by Johnny Cash.. Later Printing. PAPERBACK. FINE CONDITION. ( more information)
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Cash, Johnny
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Harpercollins, 1998 Please email us if you would like further information or if you would like us to send you a picture of the book. Thanks for looking!. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. ( more information)
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Johnny Cash
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Cash, Johnny
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Cash, Johnny
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Cash - Johnny Cash: The Autobiography
Cash, Johnny with Patirick Carr
Harper Paperbacks August 5, 1998. 8vo softcover 433pp very good. A humble, happy look back from the man in black. Johnny Cash answers to many names; he's JR to childhood friends and family, John to bandmates, and Johnny to fans. ``Cash'' is the name wife June Carter reserves for ``the star, the egomaniac.'' The star gets plenty of ink here, from the early days at Sun Records--with Elvis, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis--to his current status as a darling of the alternative rock set. But it's the private man who's most compelling and surprisingly complex. Cash writes candidly of his recurring addiction to amphetamines and his concomitant shortcomings as a father, addresses his spirituality without sounding maudlin, and displays genuine humility at his success and very little bitterness at his abandonment by the country music establishment. . ( more information)
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Cash, Johnny With Patrick Carr
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