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Who Was Johnny Cash? by Jim Gigliotti

Who Was Johnny Cash?

Jim Gigliotti

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · June 7, 2022

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Who it’s for
Trace Johnny Cash’s career across country, rockabilly, gospel, and rock, with his unmistakable sound in view.
Themes
Johnny Cash’s life, Musical career, Country music
Genres
Musicians' Lives for Kids, Performers' Biographies for Kids, Pop Music

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About this book

Was Johnny Cash always the rebellious "Man in Black" that we remember him as today? Find out in this biography from the #1 New York Times bestselling series that takes us from Cash's childhood on an Arkansas cotton farm to his first days in rockabilly through his most famous years as a country music legend and icon of American songwriting.

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Due to his wide range of musical talent and an incomparable career spanning forty-nine years, Johnny Cash has been inducted into the Country, Rock and Roll, Rockabilly, and Gospel Halls of Fame. He also won 18 Grammys and 9 Country Music Association Awards. Who Was Johnny Cash? lets young readers learn about every step in Johnny Cash's groundbreaking musical career. As one of the best-selling American musicians of all time, Cash, born JR Carter, was known for his rich, deep voice and musical style that featured a chugging, train-like beat.

Across Musical Lines

Trace Johnny Cash’s career across country, rockabilly, gospel, and rock, with his unmistakable sound in view.

Come here for

  • A career spanning several musical traditions
  • The roots of Cash’s deep voice and train-like beat

Expect

  • A biography moving from childhood to celebrated career years
  • Cash’s reach across country, rockabilly, gospel, and rock

Where it sits

Musicians' Lives for Kids98%
Performers' Biographies for Kids44%
Pop Music35%

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Publisher categories

  • Musicians' Lives for Kids
  • Performers' Biographies for Kids
  • Music
Authors
Jim Gigliotti
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
June 7, 2022
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Johnny Cash’s life · Musical career · Country music
Reading lane
Musicians' Lives for Kids