Citizen Cash - The Political Life and Times of Johnny Cash by Michael Stewart Foley
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Web ID: 14061326Music 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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“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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