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Johnny Cash, known as the "Man in Black," was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Cash is best known for mixing sounds of rock and roll, country, blues, and gospel in his music.

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After graduating high school, Cash joined the military and served four years in the Army where he was stationed in Germany. It was in Germany where he started to turn his attention towards music. He was discharged in 1954 and started up a band with two mechanics and became known as "Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two."

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Later in 1954, after becoming the frontman for the Tennessee Two, the band auditioned for Sam Phillips who owned the record label Sun Records. The trio played "Hey Porter" and "Cry, Cry, Cry" for Phillips causing him to sign the group. "Cry, Cry, Cry" was released in 1955 and peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard charts.

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The country superstar had top 10 hits such as "So Doggone Lonesome" and "Folsom Prison Blues." In 1956, Cash released "I Walk the Line" which hit No. 1 on the country music charts and went double platinum.

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In 1957 the artist released his debut album Johnny Cash with His Hot & Blue Guitar which solidified his fame. The album featured the chart-toppers "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" and "Don't Take Your Guns to Town."

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In the early 60's, Cash left Sun Records and signed to Columbia Records. He was on the road 300 nights a year with the group now known as the Tennessee Three, alongside with June Carter who wrote "Ring of Fire" for Cash. Music being his passion, he picked up acting as well. He starred in Five Minutes to Live and in a few western programs on television.

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Eventually Cash's busy and hectic schedule and lifestyle took a toll on the artist. He began abusing alcohol and other drugs to help cope with his issues. After his divorce in '66 and a serious drug binge in '67 he was found in nearly dead by a police officer in a small village in Georgia.

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June Carter helped Cash get back on his feet by refocusing him on his Christian faith and getting him drug addiction help. The two married in 1968. A year later, he began hosting The Johnny Cash Show where he had artists on ranging from Bob Dylan to Louis Armstrong.

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In the same year as his television show's debut, he was awarded two Grammys for his album Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison. The 70's was a strong decade for the superstar, with the birth of his first child in his new marriage, two hit singles "A Thing Called Love" and "One Piece at a Time," and published a best autobiography

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At the start of the 80's, he became the youngest living person to be admitted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In '86 he got together with some of his old Sun Records friends and produced Class of '55. Between the years of 85' to 95' he released 3 studio albums along with getting in the studio with U2 for their album Zooropa.

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In the late 90's his health became more of a problem. Battling addiction and having diabetes, he was getting weak. He was hospitalized with pneumonia in '98 but continued to make music. In 2002 the artist released American IV: The Man Comes Around, which was a compilation of covers. Over the next year his health started to get increasingly worse. In 2003 Johnny Cash passed away due to complications with diabetes but will continue to live on as a musical superstar.