Johnny Cash performs at the Royal Albert Hall in London in September 1972. Click through the gallery to see photos from Cash's life and career.
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Johnny Cash performs at the Royal Albert Hall in London in September 1972. Click through the gallery to see photos from Cash's life and career.
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Cash poses for a portrait in 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Cash poses for a portrait in 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Cash holds a guitar as his then-wife Vivian Liberto and daughters Rosanne and Kathy look on in 1957.
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Cash holds a guitar as his then-wife Vivian Liberto and daughters Rosanne and Kathy look on in 1957.
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Cash, left, and Elvis Presley pose together in the 1950s.
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Cash, left, and Elvis Presley pose together in the 1950s.
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Cash records in the studio circa 1960.
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Cash records in the studio circa 1960.
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Cash, center, is flanked by a bondsman and a U.S. marshal as he is transferred to the federal courthouse in El Paso, Texas, on October 5, 1965. Cash was arrested and charged with importing and concealing over 1,000 pep pills and tranquilizers.
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Cash, center, is flanked by a bondsman and a U.S. marshal as he is transferred to the federal courthouse in El Paso, Texas, on October 5, 1965. Cash was arrested and charged with importing and concealing over 1,000 pep pills and tranquilizers.
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Cash performs for prisoners at Folsom Prison in California on January 13, 1968. The performance was recorded for his live album "Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison."
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Cash performs for prisoners at Folsom Prison in California on January 13, 1968. The performance was recorded for his live album "Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison."
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Johnny Cash and June Carter perform onstage circa 1970.
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Johnny Cash and June Carter perform onstage circa 1970.
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Cash, right, and Neil Diamond appear on "The Johnny Cash Show" aired on February 11, 1970.
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Cash, right, and Neil Diamond appear on "The Johnny Cash Show" aired on February 11, 1970.
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June Carter Cash and Johnny Cash perform on September 3, 1987.
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June Carter Cash and Johnny Cash perform on September 3, 1987.
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Kirk Douglas, left, and Cash film an episode of "The Johnny Cash Show" in Arizona on January 13, 1971.
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Kirk Douglas, left, and Cash film an episode of "The Johnny Cash Show" in Arizona on January 13, 1971.
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Billy Graham, left, and Cash appear on "The Johnny Cash Show" on February 24, 1971.
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Billy Graham, left, and Cash appear on "The Johnny Cash Show" on February 24, 1971.
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Cash performs live with June Carter Cash in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1972.
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Cash performs live with June Carter Cash in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1972.
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Country music stars including Johnny Cash, right, perform during the Grand Ole Opry's last show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on March 18, 1974.
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Country music stars including Johnny Cash, right, perform during the Grand Ole Opry's last show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on March 18, 1974.
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Cash with his wife, June, and son, John, at the dedication of a star honoring him on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on March 10, 1976.
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Cash with his wife, June, and son, John, at the dedication of a star honoring him on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on March 10, 1976.
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Joe Piscopo, from left, Eddie Murphy, Brian Doyle-Murray, and Johnny Cash perform a "Saturday Night Live" skit on April 17, 1982.
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Joe Piscopo, from left, Eddie Murphy, Brian Doyle-Murray, and Johnny Cash perform a "Saturday Night Live" skit on April 17, 1982.
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Emmylou Harris, from left, Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash chat at the Farm Aid Concert in Illinois in 1985.
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Emmylou Harris, from left, Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash chat at the Farm Aid Concert in Illinois in 1985.
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Robert Duvall, left, appears with Johnny Cash during the 26th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Universal City, California, in 1991.
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Robert Duvall, left, appears with Johnny Cash during the 26th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Universal City, California, in 1991.
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Sid McGinnis, from left, Johnny Cash, Steve Cropper, The Edge, Keith Richards and Little Richard perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies in New York on January 16, 1992.
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Sid McGinnis, from left, Johnny Cash, Steve Cropper, The Edge, Keith Richards and Little Richard perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies in New York on January 16, 1992.
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Cash appears at the All-Star Tribute to Johnny Cash in New York City on April 6, 1999.
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Cash appears at the All-Star Tribute to Johnny Cash in New York City on April 6, 1999.
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