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The Man in Black

By:Jaimie Anderson. The Man in Black. Childhood. born February 26,1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas. one of seven children born to Ray and Carrie Cash. May 12, 1944 Johnny’s older brother Jack was killed in a table saw accident.  . Childhood continued.

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The Man in Black

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  1. By:Jaimie Anderson The Man in Black

  2. Childhood • born February 26,1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas. • one of seven children born to Ray and Carrie Cash. • May 12, 1944 Johnny’s older brother Jack was killed in a table saw accident. 

  3. Childhood continued • exposed to music on a regular basis by his mother • His favorites were Grand Ole Opry regulars: Hank Snow, Ernest Tubb, Cowboy Copas, and the Carter Family.

  4. Young Adulthood • graduated from Dyess Colony High School In 1950. • moved to Pontiac, Michigan • enlisted in U.S. Air Force • met Vivian Liberto • shipped to Landsberg, Germany • started first band, “The LandsbergBarbarians”

  5. Adulthood • returned from serving 1954. • married Vivian Liberto, August 7, 1954.  • moved to Memphis, Tennessee • door-to-door salesman • Took a radio announcers’ course.

  6. Start of the music career • Johnny took notice of Sun records Recording studio and tried to get a recording with owner, Sam Phillips.

  7. Johnny and the Tennessee three • formed the “Tennessee Three” • played gospel music for local events, churches, and concerts • Wore signature black look at each concert

  8. Johnny and the Tennessee two • In 1955,   returned to Sun Records in hopes of recording gospel music. • recorded “Hey Porter” and   “Cry, Cry, Cry”

  9. The rise of the Man in Black • released, “So Doggone Lonesome” and “Folsom Prison Blues” • In 1956, released “I Walk the Line” which really started his career. • Johnny also began performing at the Grand Ole Opry.

  10. The Rocky Road • began taking “bennies”(1950) • 1958 signed with Columbia records • Took more than 50 pills everyday(1960s) • Pranks and practical jokes

  11. June Carter • 1966 met June Carter. • June joined Johnny’s band • June helped with drug problem.

  12. Johnny’s Divorce and NEW LIfe • released “Ring of Fire”, “Understand Your Man” mid 1960’s • Divorced Vivian 1966. • Quit performing

  13. The Prison Blues • married June on March 1, 1968. • John Carter Cash born March 3,1970. • started playing at prisons • In 1980, inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

  14. Health Issues • Health issues (1990’s) • June died in May of 2003. • After June died Johnny  would sit with his phone to his ear, talking as if June were on the other line.     • The Man in Black died on September 12, 2003.      

  15. Composition HIstory • Johnny wrote “Cry, Cry, Cry” for his first record in 1955.  • The song is about “a woman whose wicked ways would lead to her heartbreak” said by Anne E. Neimark, author of a Johnny Cash Biography.

  16. Folsom Prison Blues • one of Cash’s earlier songs.  • The most famous line in this song is, “but I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.” • first recorded in 1956 • recorded live at Folsom prison on January 13, 1968,

  17. I Walk the LIne • “I Walk the Line” released in 1956 • Johnny’s all-time best seller. • “I Walk the Line” has a lot of meaning behind it • became a country to pop crossover,

  18. San Quentin • “San Quentin” was recorded live February 26, 1969.  • The lyrics riled up the inmates • won five Country Music Association awards

  19. Man in Black • fans questioned why he was always wearing black • became known as the “Man in Black” and his sultry and somber appearance • in 1971, released “Man in Black”

  20. Listening Guide • “Cry, Cry, Cry” • conjunct and narrow ranged • verse chorus form • guitar plucks individual notes • bass is playing the beat. • Johnny repeats the refrain” Cry, cry, cry” at the end of each verse

  21. “Folsom Prison Blues” • recorded live, at Folsom Prison. • conjunct and narrow ranged. • The bass alternates between two sets of two different notes • The guitar alternates between playing individual notes, and a palm muted strum.

  22. “I walk the line” • AAA form • refrain, “because you’re mine, I walk the line.” • intriguing rhythm • slow tempo

  23. “San Quentin” • Unique melody • Bass: switching between a few notes • Guitar: strumming chords and muting • cohesive and smooth.

  24. “Man In Black” • AAA format • bass: alternate between two notes • major, higher, and happy sound • harmonica is also • Builds in intensity

  25. Wrap UP

  26. Works Cited • Cambell, Garth. Johnny Cash: He Walked the Line,1932-2003. London:John Blake Publishing Ltd., 2003. • Neimark, Anne E.. Up Close: Johnny Cash.London:Penguin Books Ltd., 2007. • Sony Music Entertainment. Johnny Cash Biography. URL:http://www.johnnycashonline.com /biography • Streissguth, Michael. Johnny Cash: The Biography. De Capo Press. 2006.

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