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Johnny Cash's Life And Accomplishments
Johnny cash was born on February 26, 1932, he lived on a farm in Kingsland, Arkansas. He spent most of his early life on field work. Johnny started writing songs at the age of 12, he then began to love music. In 1950, Cash graduated high school and was enlisted to the U.S. Air Force.He then would go to trained in San Antonio, Texas. Soon after he met his Future Wife Vivian Liberto. He was then sent to West Germany was a radio intercept officer, listening to Soviet radio traffic.

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