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Many will be most familiar with Johnny Cash through the recent biopic of his life, Walk the Line. But for a life as well lived as Cash's, the film is only the tip of the iceberg. Johnny Cash was one of the real characters of twentieth century American music. His personality and talent helped him find fans across musical genres, inspiring artists in country, blues, alt country, indie rock, alt rock and even hip-hop. He worked with many well known artists covering an array of genres, including artists like Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson as one fourth of The Highwaymen, and others such as Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, and U2.

In his long, event-filled life Cash struggled with poverty, the death of his older brother, drug addiction, alcohol abuse, stays in numerous jails around the US on various charges, illness, political and professional controversies, and finally the death of his adored wife June Carter Cash. She would precede Johnny into death by just four months and many close to him say that he died of a broken heart.

His long career spanned more than 50 years and encompassed many different artistic mediums including writing, acting, and a prolific recording career. In his lifetime Johnny Cash released well over 70 albums, including more than 50 studio albums, the most notable of which were With his Hot and Blue Guitar (1957), Unchained (1996), American III: Solitary Man (2000), American IV: the Man Comes Around (2002) and the posthumously released American V: a Hundred Highways (2006). Johnny Cash is also well known for At Folsom Prison, a live album recorded in Folsom State Prison, California in January 1968. It is often considered to be one of the best live albums of all time, as is its sister album At San Quentin, recorded the next year at San Quentin State Prison, California.

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