JOHNNY
CASH Semester Powerpoint
By:
Nicole Casaday
Biography Walking a Line in His Shoe sFebruary 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 in Texas Cash
accidentally stumbled
upon love
and met his
first wife Vivian
Liberto ,
than was
almost immediately
shipped off to
Landsberg, Germany.
Cash started his first
band in
the
military named The
Landsberg Barbarians. Cash
struggled while desperately
trying to break into the music
business. When Cash
auditioned as
solo artist for
Sam Phillips’ Sun Records,
that
following Spring he was
in the Sun Studios to
record with his new band; The
Tennessee Three. Originally
consisting of Luther Perkins,
Marshall
Grant and Red
Kernodle. A most
popular song of Johnny’s was
produced at this time by the
name of
“Hey Porter ,”
however, it had a
futile running.
“Cash’s time in the military may
have been a short
four years , but
those years were crucial in the
makings of who Cash
became .”
Vivian Vivian Liberto Becomes…CashVivian Liberto
became Vivian Cash in
1954 upon his arrival
home. They soon after
settled into a little
placed they called
home in
Memphis .
Johnny Get’s Hitched… Cash’s next release for Sun Records had a significant
increase with “
Cry,Cry,Cry”cracking the Billboard’s Top 20
and peaking at No. 14. Than
along came what we all
know Cash by
today ;
“I walk the Line” topping at the No.1
position for 43 weeks! This album
sold of two million copies
with
other big hits including
“So Doggone Lonesome” and
my favorite
“Folsom Prison Blues .” Johnny’s dream lived
on as the
fans grew along with his
fame and
fortune . In
1956 he was invited to perform on the
Grand Ole Opry. By
1957 Cash had a handful of remarkable hits and the following
years made the
decision to switch to
Columbia Records in
search of more
artistic freedom;
still longing for
gospel Mrrecor
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Cash Get’s Famous … As his
tours grew to
an outstanding 300
shows a
year his
marriage grew
cold and
divorce seemed inevitable.
Cash began relying
on narcotics to
overlook his
problems and to
keep up with his
hectic
pace . By the
mid-1960’s Cash
had
grown uncontrollably
addicted and his
music
career was in
serious jeopardy and had
begun to fail.
“
Unfortunately , as his fame and fortune grew, so did
his ego and
pride . Cash’s life was spinning out of
control into a down tunnel and began collapsing
before his
eyes .”
“I want a Love like Johnny & June ” During Cash’s crash on life his long time
friend and
performing partner June
Carter stuck by his side and
eventually with the help of her family they
managed to help him overcome his
addiction .
Cash desperately fell for June and in 1968 they were
married and his career was
back on track. He
performed numerous
live recordings at Folsom Prison
and San
Quentin and
later was awarded with
Country Music
Association ’s Entertainer of the
Year and
male Vocalist
awards in 1969.
1969 continued to become the
highlight of Cash’s life as he
received a
network television spot for “
T h e J o h n n y C a s h
S h o w ” which aired on ABC. The
show featured live guests ranging
from Bob
Dylan to Louis
Armstrong .
Cash used the show to break down
musical barriers and create
genres .
He also used the show as a forum to
discuss and
raise the country’s
collective
consciousness about
social issues of the day.
The Johnny Cash Show EST. 1969
By the age of 48, Johnny Cash became the youngest
living inductee
into the Country
Music Hall of Fame. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame also bestowed
their
honor on him in 1995.Cash was became the first ever
known to
be not only recognized by idolized in
both genres of music.
Even after all of Cash’s accomplishments he was far from stopping. In
1985, Cash joined with
friends Willie
Nelson , Waylon Jennings and
Kris Kristofferson to form “The Highwaymen.” The ‘
super -group’
released three albums
between 1985 and 1995 scoring a No. 1 hit
with the
single “Highwayman” from their first album. In the 1990’s
Cash began a struggle with health issues, but entered a professional
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Cash may be gone , but he continues to live on through his remarkable and irreplaceable music.Unfortunately, some
good must
always
come to an end and Johnny
experienced a significant loss when
his wife
June Carter
unexpectedly passed away in
May of 2003. Johnny too passed
away at the age of 71, on
September 12, 2003 at the Baptist
hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.
Cash lived on as a movie was
recreated to reflect on his
early romance with Carter, titled
Walk
the Line and was nominated for
Best
Picture .
Johnny & June had
seven children between them ;
Carlene Carter, Rosanne Cash,
Rosey Carter, Kathleen Cash,
Cindy Cash,
Tara Cash and John Carter
Cash.
On the
morning of
January 13, Cash,
June Carter Cash, his usual backing
band The Tennessee Three; all gathered
up and
traveled to Folsom. Cash walked
up on stage and
delivered his iconic,
“Hello, I’m Johnny Cash” and the
place went wild . Cash later
claimed “the
inmates at Folsom Prison were
the most enthusiastic
audience Folsom Prison Blues is one of
I have ever played to.”
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Reason behind the Rhyme June Carter wrote the song ‘Ring of
Fire ’ with the help of her friend
Merele Kilgore
to describe her
relationship with Johnny Cash. She
felt being around
Ring of FireCash was like being in a “ring of fire.” As previously stated
Cash was involved in drugs and had a very volatile lifestyle and June saw him
through to the end. June wrote this song before her and Cash were married, and
continued her fire like life style with Cash for the next 35 years. Cash’s
version became one of his
biggest hits, and his marriage to June four years later
helped save his life.
According to the
Rolling Stone
magazine ’s Top 500
Songs , June Carter wrote this
song while driving around aimlessly one
night , worried about
Cash’s wildman ways – and
aware that
she couldn’t resist him. “There is no way to be in that
kind of
hell , no way to extinguish a flame that
burns , burns,
burns,” she wrote.
“The Ring of Fire”
stands today as one of Johnny’s most widely known hits with its
catchy
tune and
deep bass . This song like many
others of Cash’s resembles a very
important part of his life, and it
makes it even better that his
beloved wife of 35
years wrote for him, about him.
“
Hurt ” was first written and recorded in 1994 by the “Nine
Inch Nails” Trent Reznor, and in 2002 Cash put his own country twist
on it and made the song his own in his album - “American IV: The
Man
Comes Around.” The accompanying music video, directed by
Mark Romanek is nominated for seven MTV Vido Awards and wins for
Best Cinematography. Cash claimed, “It is the best anti-drug
song I had ever heard.” The song touched Cash as he
could relate H to each
individual word sang. The song talks about hurting yourself,
and that each
person has the
choice to make the pain stop, it’s
whether or not you make the right decision.
URTApril 2, 1956
Cash recorded his single
“I Walk the Line” .
May 1, 1956 the
song was released by
Sun Records and
produced by Sam
Phillips.
“I Walk the Line” got
its number one
Billboard hit for the
group, and remained
there for
over 43
weeks, and sold over
2 million copies.
wrote the song
backstage one night in
1956 in Gladewater,
Texas. I was newly
I Walk the Line.
married at the time, and
I suppose I was laying
out my
pledge of
devotion.”
JOHNNY CASH Listening Guide Ring of Fire Folsom Prison Blues - 2:25 0:00
Rest - 2:24 0:00 Rest
0:30 Johnny always
begins with an
introduction 0:30 Johnny begins with an introduction and
and then a
slow ,
steady beat starts. Trumpets
immediately a
quick , short guitar strum is
blurt out a
Spanish tune for three pitches, three
played with small pauses between each
note .
consecutive
times . Johnny’s deep, rasp
voice In the live version the crowd goes wild with
begins to sing. With the high pitch back up
joy. A steady clap begins from the crowd
singers in the background.
every 2nd
count on the beat of the guitar.
1:00 Johnny begins
singing on tune with slow,
1:00 Johnny begins singing at a steady tune.
dramatic beats that carried over from the
The peppy and
upbeat guitar carries on
beginning segment . The beats are made by a
continuously
throughout the song with two
bass guitar using only one
pick (
string ). This
counts.
beat carries on throughout the
entire song.
1:30 Right before each
chorus the beat
1:30 Three trumpets chime in
again right
before and during the chorus. As the guitar in
speeds to a quick
rhythm then carries out
the background keeps a steady quick upbeat
with the
same rhythm as the beginning.
tune.
Johnny gives out hoots and hollers out to the
crowd.
2:00 The trumpets continue ever 10
consecutive
seconds with a very
loud and
sharp 2:00 The
strings repeat the introduction in
pitch.
quick a short
notes with the solo guitar.
2:30 Johnny’s
words fade , the last trumpet has
2:30 The song ends with the quick chorus
its play and the beat comes to a
complete stop
rhythm in the background as Johnny’s voice
after a quick duple time.
fades. The crowd goes wild again as Johnny
thanks them for
coming out.
Walk the Line 2:43Hurt 4:03 0:00 Rest
0:00 Rest
0:30 A bass guitar begins with a steady quick
0:30 Johnny begins with an introduction then a very slow
and calming guitar joins in with 3-5 chords repeating four
two note strum. Johnny begins with an
times until Johnny begins singing at the 15 second interval
introduction then a slow beat on the guitar
keeping the same slow pace. His voice older and raspy and
begins with 3-4 chords. It then fades into 2
slower then most songs.
chords and the singing begins. Along side the
1:00 The guitar speeds of the beats per
section before,
guitar is a steady rattle shake creating an
after and during each chorus.
irresistible beat.
1:30 The music becomes loud, aggressive, and
fast . Each
of the strums
making a dramatic impulse on the song for 30
1:00 This lengthy
scale from the string guitar
consecutive seconds. Johnny’s voice is serious filled with
remains as two
sets of a duple
meter begins.
emotion and energy.
After each verse Johnny’s gives a few second
2:00 Two
light strings
join in and repeat seven times,
quivering hum, before he begins his next verse.
before returning to the beginning
harmony of 3-5 chords
repeating four times.
1:30 The bass guitar joins with the harmony to
2:30 Quick set of 3 chords from the solo guitar, as the 3rd
the once solo guitar and the
volume is at is
verse is
sung slow and contently, with deep passion in each
peak and the bass
takes over the melody with
word describing his pain and agony.
major percussion becoming louder and more
3:00 Chorus speeds up to an aggressive harmony. Johnny’s
voice escalates to pitch
higher then the
instruments in the
prominent .
background. His voice is clear, the words are each
2:00 The guitar carries the same background
pronounced slowly with passion.
tune throughout the entire song until two beats
3:30 The melody is very
repetitive with a two
chord string
of light and fast strings correlate in-between.
from the guitar.
4:00 Johnny’s voice slows, the instruments stop then
2:30
Johnny’s voice begins to fade the
Johnny sings his few last words.
bass guitar drags on.
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http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=5936 Document Outline
- Slide 1
- Slide 2
- Johnny as a Kid…
- Guns & Girls
- Slide 5
- Johnny Get’s Hitched…
- Mr. Cash Get’s Famous…
- Slide 8
- “I want a Love like Johnny & June”
- The Johnny Cash Show EST. 1969
- Slide 11
- Slide 12
- Folsom Prison Blues
- Song History
- Ring of Fire
- HURT
- I Walk the Line.
- JOHNNY CASH
- Slide 19
- Slide 20
- Works Cited
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