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Born and raised in Kingsland, Arkansas, Cash did a stint in the U.S. Air Force before embarking on his music career, moving to Memphis, UsefulNotes/{{Tennessee}} and signing his first record contract with Sun Records' Creator/SamPhillips in 1954. He found his first success with the hit singles "Folsom Prison Blues" (1955) and "I Walk the Line" (1956). In 1958 he moved to Creator/ColumbiaRecords, and in the early '60s he toured with June Carter and her family before releasing "Ring of Fire" (1963), his first crossover pop hit. "Ring of Fire" was co-written by June and was allegedly a reference to the fact the two had fallen in love by this time, despite both being married to other people.

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Born and raised in Kingsland, Arkansas, Cash did a stint in the U.S. Air Force before embarking on his music career, moving to Memphis, UsefulNotes/{{Tennessee}} and signing his first record contract with Sun Records' Creator/SamPhillips in 1954. He found his first success with the hit singles "Folsom Prison Blues" (1955) and "I Walk the Line" (1956). In 1958 he moved to Creator/ColumbiaRecords, and in [[The60s the early '60s '60s]] he toured with June Carter and her family before releasing "Ring of Fire" (1963), his first crossover pop hit. "Ring of Fire" was co-written by June and was allegedly a reference to the fact the two had fallen in love by this time, despite both being married to other people. \n

In 1960, Cash would put out the first of many notable ConceptAlbum releases throughout his career, ''Ride This Train'', and these albums helped establish Cash as a pioneer of Progressive Country.

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