Johnny Cash is the only artist to have been elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Songwriters Hall of Fame. His hits include "I Walk the Line", "Ring of Fire", and "A Boy Named Sue". By 1969, he had sold more records than The Beatles. The author interviews Johnny's brother Tommy, who provides insights into their childhood as well as a look at life on the road with The Johnny Cash Show. The book also includes interviews with Johnny's long-time manager Lou Robin, his producer since the early days Jack Clement, and artists Sandy Kelly, Narvel Felts, George Hamilton IV and V. Miller also carried out research at the Country Music Foundation in Nashville and talked to DJs Bill Black and Dick Barrie.
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Stephen Miller reviews albums and conducts interviews on a country music radio show based in Edinburgh.
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THE PATERNAL ANCESTRY of Johnny Cash can be traced back to a picturesque rural part of Scotland some 30 miles north of Edinburgh, around the peaceful village of Strathmiglo in the ancient kingdom of Fife. Read the first page
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
By M. Halpin
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Stephen Miller's new biography, Johnny Cash: The Life of an American Icon, puts solid flesh, blood, sweat and wrinkles on the musician I thought I knew. Johnny Cash, sharecropper's son! Johnny Cash, champion in black. Johnny Cash, entertainer. Johnny Cash, hellraiser! Johnny Cash the spiritual. Johnny Cash, lesbian icon.
Lesbian icon?
Four hundred and eight tightly-printed pages of extensive episodes reveal fascinating aspects of the man, his life and music that even my whacked-out imagination had never considered. When it comes to Cash lore, Miller's biography is paydirt. There's enough material in there for any nut to dig out something that will please them.
The story of how a struggling Rhodes Scholar named Kris Kristofferson landed a National Guard helicopter at the Cash ranch to give Johnny a beer and a demo tape is famous. But I had never known that Johnny also went out of his way to give a shot to the Statler Brothers, Larry Gatlin, and several other unknowns who were less able to withstand the rigors of success. I had heard of 1956 "Million Dollar Quartet" afternoon when Johnny jammed with Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins at Sam Phillips' Sun Studios, but I had never known that Johnny was closer to Bob Dylan than Boxcar Willie.
Dense with detail, Johnny Cash is a long, rich read. Hundreds of incidents, interviews, tour busses and hotel rooms, deeds, prayers, producers, films, albums and concerts. The research is immense. In telling the stories behind the songs, Stephen Miller reveals the story behind the man. The book is not afraid to criticize, either. This is not a glowing or idealized Johnny Cash. This is more than a ring of fire and a boy named Sue. Johnny Cash: The Life of an American Icon is the flesh and the blood, the sweat and the wrinkles.
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By John
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Quite simply a very good book on both Cash and the development of country music. Read this if the subject matter interests you at all. The book is well written, flows smoothly and structures the wealth of information available. Even better, read it whilst listening to 'American Recordings'.
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Bought for my son's xmas present. He is a great fan of Cash.
Very well written book, giving an insight into the man.
Quite a large read though.
Bought for my son's xmas present. He is a great fan of Cash.
Very well written book, giving an insight into the man.
Quite a large read though.
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I have to be honest and confess that I,am not sure if I read the same book as the others who have left such positve reviews. Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2009 by Ian Jones
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To me, Johnny Cash is a legend. That is why he deserves the most wonderful and amazing tribute as one of the greatest legends of our time .Everything about his music is majical. Read more
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