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

2. 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

3. 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

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

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

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

7.  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…

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

9. 2003- JUNE DIED IN MAY JOHNNY DIED IN SEPT.

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

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

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

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

14. 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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

21. BIBLIOGRAPHY… . "Johnny Cash Interview." Academy of Achievement. N.p., 10 May 2010. Web. 7 Feb 2012. http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/cas0int-1. http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/cas0int-1 . "Johnny Cash." Sun Records Company. N.p., 28 June 2007. Web. 5 Feb 2012. http://www.sunrecords.com/artists/johnny-cash.http://www.sunrecords.com/artists/johnny-cash

22. CONTINUED . "Johnny R. Cash Biography." Official Johnny Cash Website. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb 2012.. . "Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash." Songfacts. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb 2012..