Johnny Cash was the youngest person ever chosen for the Country Music Hall of Fame. He had at least two singles on the Country charts for 38 consecutive years, including an astounding 25 hits between 1958-60. He’s even acted in a few Westerns: A Gunfight (1971), Stagecoach (1986), The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (1986) and Davy Crockett (1988). And ever since he joined the Grand Ole Opry at age 25, Johnny has been the “Man in Black.” But the man whose concept albums included on


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