Citizen Cash - The Political Life and Times of Johnny Cash by Michael Stewart Foley

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A leading historian argues that Johnny Cash was the most important political artist of his timeJohnny Cash was an American icon, known for his level, bass-baritone voice and somber demeanor, and for huge hits like "Ring of Fire" and "I Walk the Line." But he was also the most prominent political artist in the United States, even if he wasn't recognized for it in his own lifetime, or since his death in 2003. Then and now, people have misread Cash's politics, usually accepting the idea of him as a "walking contradiction." Cash didn't fit into easy political categories—liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat, hawk or dove. Like most people, Cash's politics were remarkably consistent in that they were based not on ideology or scripts but on empathy—emotion, instinct, and identification.Drawing on untapped archives and new research on social movements and grassroots activism, Citizen Cash offers a major reassessment of a legendary figure.

  • Product Features

    • Author - Michael Stewart Foley
    • Publisher - Basic Books
    • Publication Date - 12-07-2021
    • Page Count - 384
    • Hardcover
    • Adult
    • Music
    • Product dimensions - 5.6 W x 9.2 H x 1.4 D
    • ISBN-13 - 9781541699571
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4 years ago
from Alabama

Music and Politics

I enjoyed reading this book and learned a lot. The author does a very good job with presenting the political contradictions of Johnny Cash and his Music. Johnny Cash used his music and his TV show to present issues that were important to him. I liked that the author presents both sides of Cash's contradictions but ends the book with the important lesson. It is well researched and well written. Enjoy

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4 years ago

Highly recommended

“As Cash’s children reminded the world when news cameras captured the image of a white supremacist wearing a Johnny Cash T-shirt in 2017 at the ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, their father repeatedly impressed upon them ‘you can choose love or hate.’ Cash told his children that he chose love.” So ends this astonishing biography. As someone with a very lackadaisical knowledge of 20th century music and pop culture, I was snagged mostly by the promise of the subtitle, of the larger contextual picture Foley wanted to paint around Cash. And I was not let down at all. Not just a biography - maybe not really a biography at all - this book is a nuanced, complicated narrative presented with both a warmth of generosity and an unhesitating critical eye towards its subject matter. For fans of biography, music history, politics, and thoughtful discourse.

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