Whether it's country, rock and roll, gospel or blues, singer-songwriters today have a man…a Man in Black…that paved the road to success. The heartfelt rebel from Arkansas, Johnny Cash is a world-wide icon known for more than just his deep voice and outlaw image. Here are 10 interesting (and random) facts you probably didn’t know about Mr. Johnny Cash.
- His signature all-black duds started as as a good luck charm after wearing a black shirt and jeans for his first public performance.
- Cash served a total of 7 nights in jail for different incidents, but was never in prison.
- He purchased his first guitar in Germany for 20 deutschemarks (In American money, that’s 5 bucks).
- He met his first wife, Vivian, at a San Antonio skating rink.
- Cash was attacked by an ostrich and suffered five broken ribs and internal bleeding.
- June Carter Cash, Johnny’s second wife, was President Jimmy Carter’s cousin.
- However, Richard Nixon was Cash’s favorite president.
- Cash was a backstage mentor for Dolly Parton at her first Grand Ole Opry performance.
- “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash” debuted at his Folsom Prison concert.
- Cash and Waylon Jennings lived together in an apartment in Nashville.
