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When did Johnny Cash start making music?

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Johnny Cash's first song “I Got Stripes (On a Monday)” released in 1943.


Johnny Cash (26 February 1932 – 12 September 2003) was an iconic singer and songwriter who primarily operated in the genre of country music, but was an integral figure in the popularization of rock and roll. One of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, he was inducted into the country, rock and roll and gospel Music Hall of Fame.
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