JOHNNY R. CASH “THE MAN IN BLACK” By: Sarah Van Orman

GROWING UP…  Born February 26,1932 in Arkansas  4 years old knew he wanted to sing on the radio  Supportive mother musically  3 rd voice lesson he was instructed to do it his way

FIGURING THINGS OUT…  1950 graduated high school and joined the Air force  1954 moved to Memphis to aggressively chase a record deal  Sun Records signed him after much effort on Johnny’s part

 “Cry, Cry, Cry” - #14  “Folsom Prison Blues” -#10  “I Walk the Line” –Sold 2 million copies. MAKING A MARK…

THE MAN IN BLACK…  “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash.”  1958 switched to Columbia Records  “Ring of Fire”  Performances in black earned him the title…

UH-OH, HERE COMES TROUBLE…  Overwhelming success  Drugs and Alcohol  Missing shows

 Johnny credits June and her God for saving his life  1967 he was sober and clean  1968 Johnny and June were married NOW HERE COMES JUNE…

RECOGNITION…  1995 inducted into BOTH, Country Music and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame  1997 Grammy Best Country Album  2003 Grammy for cover “Hurt”

2003- JUNE DIED IN MAY JOHNNY DIED IN SEPT.

EARLY MUSIC…  Sun Record  “Hey Porter”  “Cry, Cry, Cry”  “Folsom Prison Blues”

 “Big River”  “Hung My Head”  “Home of the Blues” SAD SONGS…

SILLY SONGS TOO…  “Get Rhythm”  “A Boy Named Sue”

 “I Walk The Lind”  “Home of the Blues”  1 st Sun Records artist long- playing album BREAKING BOUNDARIES…

WRITING WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH…  “Songwriting is a very strange thing as far as I’m concerned.”  Communicating to his audience  “They’ve got to be able to relate to what you’re doing.”

 June Carter  Recorded March 25, 1963  #1 for seven weeks RING OF FIRE…

CRY, CRY, CRY…  Focus on guitar.  Deep vocals  Fantastic rhyming  Strong rhythm

FOLSOM PRISON BLUES…  Simple melody  Deep vocals provide interest  Emphasis on rhyming  Vocals hold end of verse for extra count  Strong final chord

I WALK THE LINE…  Short repetitive melody  Vibrations in vocals  No bridge  Repetitive lyrics and humming  Mesmerizing

HOME OF THE BLUES…  Decending melody for intro  Longing deep vocals  Rhyming, rhyming, rhyming  Repetitive bridge  Fade out coda

RING OF FIRE…  Mariachi horns  Classic deep vocals  Women’s vocals join  Only 2 verses, repetitive Chorus  Last line… “The ring of Fire” X5

BIBLIOGRAPHY… . "Johnny Cash Interview." Academy of Achievement. N.p., 10 May Web. 7 Feb . "Johnny Cash." Sun Records Company. N.p., 28 June Web. 5 Feb

CONTINUED . "Johnny R. Cash Biography." Official Johnny Cash Website. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb . "Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash." Songfacts. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb