Johnny Cash: The Autobiography

355 Pages·1998·3.32 MB·English

by  Johnny Cash

Cash

The Autobiography

Johnny Cash
with Patrick Carr

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To John Carter Cash
The Gift. You have it. Never forget.
Lyrics from "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" by Peter LaFarge,
copyright © 1962,1964 (renewed) by Edward B. Marks Music
Company. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.

Lyrics from "Farther Along" by Jack Fascinato, copyright ©
1990 (renewed) by Bayshore Music Corporation.
All rights reserved.
Reprinted by permission.
Contents

Acknowledgments

Part I
Cinnamon Hill

Part II
The Road

Part III
Port Richey

Part IV
Don Aqua

Part V
The Road Again

A Recording Overview:
A Johnny Cash Discography
Acknowledgements

For encouragement and inspiration, Jack Shaw, June
Carter, Lou Robin, Mark Chimsky, Patrick Carr, Tom
Grady, W. S. Holland, Karen Adams, Kelly Hancock, Lisa
Trice, Joanne Cash Yates, Louise Garrett, Tommy Cash,
Reba Hancock, Jack Cash, Roy Cash, and George T. and
Winifred Kelley.

To Billy Graham, who suggested this book in the first
place, then continued to encourage me to do it.

And a special thanks to Reba Hancock. You gave all
for me, day and night, for forty years.

And many, many more I'll regret not mentioning
when I realize that I didn't.

Patrick Carr adds some others to thank for their work
on this book: David Hennessy, Debra Kalmon, Terri
Leonard, Kevin McShane, Ann Moru, Karen Robin,
Joseph Rutt, Robin Sturmthal, Steve Sullivan, Kris
Tobiassen, Lyn Wray, and Chris Wright.
Part I

Cinnamon Hill