Icons of Courntry Music

Icons of Country Music

Johnny Cash and Hank Williams Sr. were both prominent names in the country music world. Today their music is still played all over the country. Johnny and Hank both have there similarities such as both being in the Country Music Hall of Fame and the fact that they both changed their names. On the other hand, Johnny and Hank have their fair amount of differences as well. Johnny and Hank have many considerable similarities and differences that are very profound.

John R. “Johnny” Cash was born on February 26, 1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas (Johnny Cash). When Johnny was born his parents could not think of a name so they named him J. R. Cash(Johnny Cash). When Johnny was just five years old he started working in the cotton fields of Dyess, Arkansas singing along with his family while he was working(Johnny Cash). The farm that they worked upon was flooded at least twice (Johnny Cash). This later lead to the songs “Five Feet High and Rising” (Johnny Cash). Johnny’s family economic difficulties greatly inspired many of the songs that he wrote (Johnny Cash). Johnny and his older brother Jack were very close. In May of 1944, Jack got pulled into a saw at the mill where he was working and was almost cut into two (Johnny Cash). Jack suffered for over a week until he died at the age of 15 (Johnny Cash). Johnny greatly blames himself for this ordeal. At the age of twelve Johnny was already playing and writing songs of his own (Johnny Cash). In high school he sang for the local radio station (Johnny Cash). Many of his songs consisted of gospel songs (Johnny Cash). Johnny was also greatly influenced by traditional gospel music.When he enlisted in the United States Air Force in July 1950 they would not let him use the initi...

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... (Hank Williams)( Johnny Cash). For example, both of these profound artist were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (Hank Williams)( Johnny Cash). Furthermore, Johnny and Hank were both addicted to painkillers as well as alcohol (Hank Williams)( Johnny Cash). It is also astounding how both of these artist changed their names (Hank Williams)( Johnny Cash). The radio is what got both of these artist a foothold in the music business (Hank Williams)( Johnny Cash). Johnny and Hank were both banned from the Grand Ole Opry at one point or another in their career.

To conclude Johnny Cash and Hank Williams Sr. both had very eventful lives. They are both legends and examples of country music. There are many differences between these two great artist and also many similarities, but in the end you have two of the greatest country icons to ever walk this earth.