I’m most proud that, after all I’ve been through, God has let me be alive and well today, and still with June Carter.
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Johnny Cash
Singer and songwriter
United States · 1932–2003
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Singer-songwriter who recorded for Sun and then Columbia from 1955, known for prison concerts at Folsom and San Quentin and for a late career revival with the American Recordings series.
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It goes back to that music teacher when I was 12 years old. After the third lesson, I was singing some popular country song of the day. I forget the name. I think it was a Hank Williams, no, it was too early for Hank Williams, I guess. Whatever the song was, I didn’t sing it like the artist had sung it on the radio. And she said, “You’re a song stylist.” She said, “Always do it your way.” And from the age of 12, I didn’t forget that.
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