Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Johnny Cash
Music
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2024
1. Johnny Cash Marker
Inducted into both Rock and Roll and Country Music halls of fame Won 10 Grammys Hosted The Johnny Cash Show on ABC Network TV Recorded over 1,500 songs on 500 albums, with hits I Walk the Line, Ring of Fire, Folsom Prison Blues Autobiography Man in Black sold 1.5 million copies
Kingsland, Arkansas Inducted 1999
Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.
Location. 34° 30.637′ N, 93° 3.231′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is at the intersection of Central Avenue (State Highway 7) and Spring Street, on the right when traveling north on Central Avenue. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk in front of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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, the Louisiana Purchase, 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: Linda Bloodworth & Harry Thomason (here, next to this marker); Sam Walton (here, next to this marker); President William Jefferson Clinton (here, next to this marker); Alan Ladd
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Also see . . . Johnny Cash (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. Born to poor cotton farmers in Kingsland, Arkansas, Cash grew up on gospel music and played on a local radio station in high school. Most of Cash's music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. He was known for his deep, calm, bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his backing band, the Tennessee Three, that was characterized by its train-like chugging guitar rhythms, a rebelliousness coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor, and his free prison concerts. Cash wore a trademark all-black stage wardrobe, which earned him the nickname "Man in Black".(Submitted on January 12, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)His diversity was evidenced by his presence in five
major music halls of fame: the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1977), the Country Music Hall of Fame (1980), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1992), GMA's Gospel Music Hall of Fame (2010). and the Memphis Music Hall of Fame (2013). Marking his death in 2003, Rolling Stone stated other than Elvis Presley Cash was the only artist inducted as a performer into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 20242. Johnny Cash MarkerLooking east from Central Avenue; it is the 2nd from the left of five markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center is in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 205 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 12, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
