Cooper-Young in Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Johnny Cash
February 26, 1932 - September 12, 2003
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 12, 2020
1. Johnny Cash
Sun Studio recording artist whose first live performance in December 1954 at the Galloway Methodist Church (in background) was followed by):
100 Million records sold
Grammy Awards
48 singles on Billboard Hot 100 Pop Charts
2 or more singles on Country Charts for 38 straight years
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Country Music Hall of Fame
The Kennedy Center Honors
The National Medal of the Arts
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Erected 2018 by Legacy Memphis Inc.; Sculptor: Mike McCarthy, Memphis; Cast: Lugar Foundry, Memphis.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Grammy Award Winners series list. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1954.
Location. 35° 7.092′ N, 89° 59.473′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Cooper-Young. It is on Cooper Street just north of Walker Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:
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Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Upper South, in the Mississippi Delta, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Johnny Cash's First Performance / Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two (a few steps from this marker); John B. Weatherall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Zippin Pippin / Libertyland (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Hiker (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); Tennessee Williams First Play (approx. 0.8 miles away); Deaderick Family Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mt. Pisgah C.M.E. Church (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.
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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 12, 2020
2. Johnny Cash
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 599 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 2, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
