First published 2022
Jim Gigliotti examines the life of Johnny Cash, born JR Carter on an Arkansas cotton farm. The author follows Cash's journey from his rural beginnings through his early rockabilly days to his rise as a country music icon. Gigliotti explores whether Cash always embodied the rebellious persona that made him famous as the Man in Black. The biography covers Cash's forty-nine year career that earned him induction into four different music halls of fame and brought him eighteen Grammy Awards and nine Country Music Association Awards. Gigliotti shows how Cash became one of America's best-selling musicians, known for his deep voice and distinctive train-like musical rhythm. Young readers discover the complete arc of Cash's career and the steps that built his reputation as an icon of American songwriting.
Genres: biography, 20th-century, american, music, 21st-century, musicians
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: biographical-fiction
Setting: Arkansas
Period: 20th Century, 21st Century
112 pages · Paperback · Penguin Workshop