We're at McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast, Johnny

Cash, The Man in Black.

Said he were all black on behalf of the poor and hungry, the old who were neglected, the

prisoner who was long paid for his crime, and those betrayed by drugs.

As a man who had grown up dirt poor, struggled his whole life with addiction, was thrown

in jail seven times, and found himself in the proverbial wilderness during a long stretch

of his career. Johnny had a real heart for those kinds of folks. He was a man who had lived

numerous ups and downs himself.

Marshall Terrell, co-author of the book Johnny Cash, The Redemption of American Icon,

will take us through these biographical peaks and valleys today. We talk about Cash's

hard-scraped upbringing on a cotton farm, his unfulfilled desire to please his father,

and how his rise into stardom was accompanied by the arrival of his set of personal demons.

We all must discuss how, after becoming the top entertainer in the world, Cash's career

slid into two decades of music industry irrelevance. The big comeback he made near the end of his

life and the faith that sustained him through all his struggles and triumphs. After shows

over, check out our show notes at a-wim.islashcash.

Marshall Terrell, welcome back to the show.

Hey, thank you for having me. Great to be back.

We had you on the show a while back ago to talk about an American icon of cool Steve McQueen,

the King of Cool. You've co-authored another book about another icon of cool. That's Johnny

Cash. Johnny Cash's interesting character died back in 2003, but he's still relevant.

He's Steve McQueen. He's just like, man, he's cool. I've seen 15-year-old kids who weren't

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