Cash, John Ray

1932 - US singer and songwriter Johnny Ray Cash was born.  Cash was known for his deep and distinctive voice, the boom-chick-a-boom or "freight train".

1954 - Wrote and recorded "Folsom Prison Blues" 

1956 - "I Walk the Line"

1960 - Began drinking heavily and became addicted to amphetamines and barbiturates.

1969-1971 - Starred in his own television show on the ABC network.

1980 - Became the Country Music Hall of Fame's youngest living inductee at age 48.