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Johnny Cash – 2/26/19

Johnny Cash – 2/26/19

Johnny Cash – 2/26/19

Today would have been Johnny Cash’s 87th birthday.

 

He wore black because when auditioning with is band the Tennessee Two, they wanted to wear matching outfits and the only color they all had in common was black.

Johnny Cash was his real name.

He was friends with Ozzy Osborne.

He is the only person to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame.


 

Fact – Though offstage Cash preferred other colors too.

Fake – He was born with the last name Cash, but his parents named him JR, because they could not agree on what to name him. His mom wanted Rivers and his dad wanted Ray.  He changed his name when he joined the Air Force in 1950.

Fact – They met at the Betty Ford Clinic.

Fake – Hank Williams was also inducted into all 3.

 

 

 

 

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