Who Was Johnny Cash? (Who Was)

by Jim Gigliotti (Author) Gregory Copeland (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Who Was?

Was Johnny Cash always the rebellious Man in Black that we remember him as today? Find out in this biography 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.

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.

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Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780399544163
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
June 07, 2022
Series
Who Was?
BISAC categories
JNF007040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
JNF007060 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Performing Arts
JNF036000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | General
Library of Congress categories
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