JOHNNY CASH
JOHNNY
CASH
Semester Powerpoint
By: Nicole Casaday
Biography
Walking a Line in His Shoes
February 26, 1932 in Kingsland,
Arkansas; the one and only
Johnny Cash was brought into a
loving family of nine created by
Ray and Carrie Rivers Cash.
Johnny and his family lived In
Kingsland until he was at the
age of three, where they then
moved to Dyess, Arkansas; a
Colony in Northeast Arkansas.
The Cash family farmed nearly
20 acres filled of cotton, there
Ray, Kerry and all seven of
their children worked side by
side in the crops; including
little Johnny.
Johnny as a Kid...
Cash spent his childhood in Guns & Girls
Dyess Colony until he
graduated high school in 1950,
where he then fled off to
D e t r o i t in search of work only
to find himself in Pontiac, Michigan
working in the automotive
business.
However, Cash soon after
enlisted in the U.S. Air Force
and was sent off to basic training
in Te x a s . While ...