Neri, Greg
Summary: A portrait of the legendary country music star is told through lyrical free verse that conveys information about his impoverished childhood and the extraordinary talent that enabled his career and rise to success on the world stage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CASHilburn, Robert
Summary: A noted music critic who knew him tells the unvarnished truth about Cash, whose personal life was far more troubled and his artistry much more profound than even his most devoted fans have realized.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CASH, JOHNNY HILFoley, Michael S.
Summary: "Johnny Cash was an American icon, known for his level bass-baritone voice and somber demeanor, for huge hits like 'Ring of Fire' and 'I Walk the Line.' He's one of the best-selling musicians of all time, and his crossover appeal earned him inductions into the Country Music, Gospel Music, and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame. But he was also the most prominent political artist in the United States,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CASH, JOHNNY FOLCash, Johnny
Summary: "Johnny Cash is one of the most beloved and influential country-music stars of all time, having composed more than six hundred songs and sold more than ninety million records. He received twenty-nine gold, platinum, and multiplatinum awards for his recordings and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Hollywood Walk...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voracious/ Little, Brown and Company 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: Introduction : opening the treasure chest -- Looking at family photos with Rosanne Cash -- John : before "Johnny" -- From Memphis to Nashville -- A king of country -- The house on the lake -- The prison concerts -- The man in black -- Outlaw or eminence? -- The legend lives on.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 782.42 CASH, JOHNNYStrissguth, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.642 RINCash, John Carter.
Summary: An unprecedented look at the life and inspirations of the Man in Black. Gathering together previously unpublished photographs, lyrics, art, notes, and recollections from the Cash family archives, John Carter Cash paints an intimate portrait of his father's rich inner life, exploring a creative spirit, a fundamentally loving nature, and an inspiring persistence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Insight Editions 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CASH, JOHNNY CASCash, Vivian
Summary: A memoir by the iconic musical artist's first wife covers a wide range of topics, from Cash's struggles with drug addiction and his tenacious family relationships to his divorce from the author and the inspirations for his most famous songs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CASH, VIVIAN CASCash, John Carter.
Summary: Takes an intimate look at the country musician's life, his fame, and his relationships with his family, and includes previously unpublished photographs, lyrics, art, and recollections from the Cash family archives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Insight Editions 2011
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 782.42 CASH, JOHNNY CASLaurie, Greg
Summary: At the peak of his career, Johnny Cash had done it all: a rags-to-riches sensation singing alongside Presley and performing for presidents. But in 1971 the middle-aged icon was searching for peace. At the end of his life, Cash was speaking openly about his "unshakeable faith." Laurie and Terrill dive into Cash's inner demons, triumphs, and gradual return to faith, and reveal how the singer's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Salem Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CASH, JOHNNY LAUStreissguth, Michael.
Contents: Train a' comin' -- Stuck in Folsom Prison -- Blow my blues away -- Good boy -- Farther down the line.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6 STRCash, Johnny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 1997
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 921 CASCash, John Carter.
Summary: Presents a life of the country music musician and songwriter, from her childhood performances as part of the Carter family singers to her relationship and marriage to Johnny Cash.
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Publisher / Publication Date: T. Nelson 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CASH, JUNE CARTER CASContents: My dad Johnny Cash / by Rosanne Cash -- The man in black / by Mikal Gilmore -- Growing up poor / by Johnny Cash -- The sun sessions / by David Fricke -- Jails, hospitals and car wrecks / by Johnny Cash -- Nothing can take the place of the human heart / by Robert Hilburn -- The ballad of Johnny and June -- Johnny Cash at San Quentin / by Ralph J. Gleason -- Johnny Cash meets Dick Nixon / by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.642 CASTurner, Steve
Summary: Johnny Cash was a poor sharecropper's son from Arkansas who became one of the most influential figures in American music. In the 1950s he embarked on a music career that took him to the heights of fame and wealth but also to the depths of addiction and despair. Johnny Cash created a haunting music, exploring the dark side of himself in a voice that sometimes sounded as old as the Grand Canyon....
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Publisher / Publication Date: W Pub. Group 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CASH, JOHNNY TURBolden, Tonya
Summary: "Before there was Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Johnny Cash, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The godmother of rock & roll started as a little girl from Arkansas with music in her air, in her hair, in her bones, wiggling her toes. With a big guitar in hand and a big voice in her soul, she grew into a rock & roll trailblazer in a time when women were rarely seen rocking out."--Front...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 THAHilburn, Robert
Summary: For more than fifty years, Paul Simon has spoken to us in songs about alienation, doubt, resilience, and empathy in ways that have established him as one of the most beloved artists in American pop music history. But Simon is a deeply private person who has resisted speaking to us outside of his music. He has said he will not write an autobiography or memoir, and he has refused to talk to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B SIMON HILWalker, Johnny
Summary: An Iraqi translator code-named "Johnny Walker" relates how he risked his life working with the Navy SEALs to save countless American lives, making him and his family targets and forcing them to flee to California.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2014