Christian country music

“Of emotions, of love, of breakup, of love and hate and death and dying, mama, apple pie, and the whole thing. It covers a lot of territory, country music does.” American icons affect the world with everything they do. They need to be honest, impactful, and well liked. Johnny Cash exhibited the attributes an american icon needs. There are some names in music history that everyone knows, and one of those name is Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash is a legendary artist for all genres, and this is showed through

about his music; even when he was in the military he dreamed of playing his music for a living. There are a few major things that influenced Cash in his youth. When Cash was twelve years old, “his brother Jack was killed in a farming accident” (“Johnny Cash” 1). Most people believe that this accident caused the pain and rebellion Cash shows in his music. Not only did Jack’s death influence Cash’s personality, it influenced his style of music as well. By listening to Cash’s music, it is

Historically, genres of popular music have undergone dramatic changes due to changing technology, social relationships with historical events, ideas and practices and the changing demographics of listeners. For genres as diverse as country and rock ‘n’ roll, there have been many changes that were forced along with cultural movements of the times that influenced and encouraged young people to express themselves through music and through listening to music. Elvis and Johnny cash where two huge influences

Houston is known for their variety of concerts from rock, pop, rap, christian, and country but the most popular concerts here are country. Carrie Underwood is known as the “Queen of Country” in the music industry, she is an amazing songwriter and an outstanding vocalist. This past spring, I was able to experience the best performance of my life.The tour was called, “Carrie Underwood: The Storyteller Tour, Stories in the Round.” But being able to go see this show was way harder than I originally anticipated

African slaves in the United States created Christian songs called spirituals; the songs emphasized the hardships of slavery. Today, they are referred to as Negro spirituals, Black spirituals, African American spirituals, church songs, jubilees, holy roller songs, and African American folk songs. The African American spirituals originated from western and central African countries. The use of spirituals began in the 1500s, when Africans were taken from their homelands and traditions to work as slaves

Johnny Cash is a hall of famer with a hall of fame personality. He grew up in middle of nowhere, Arkansas, learning the hard work of picking cotton from his father and the fun and joys of family and music from his mother. When his brother died, Johnny Cash was at a young age but he grew soon to make friends and especially befriend girls all while singing all the time. Singing carried him through the air force right onto to tour as a young adult. The rush of singing in front of thousands was the greatest

another in Tupelo. There is little money, but Vernon and Gladys do their best to provide for their son, who is the center of their lives. They move from one house to another in Tupelo. Elvis attends the Assembly of God Church with his family, and the music and preaching register deeply with Elvis Presley. In 1946  Elvis’ parents cannot afford a bicycle that Elvis wants, so Gladys talks him into accepting a guitar instead. Elvis' first guitar costs $12.95, which is only the beginning of his career. Elvis

70’s was not a lost decade, it was an important one that reshaped America for the better. He supports his argument with several events that helped shape the decade. Schulman points out two major shifts during the 70’s the “Southernization” of the country, and the distrust in the government. First I would like to talk about Schulman’s argument and if it’s a well-supported argument or not. Schulman’s argument is a broad topic and he could have gone with several different areas of argument. He picked

attended the communities Baptist chapel every Sunday, which developed Cash into an inspiring Christian. At the age of twelve, his best friend and brother, Jack, was killed in a table saw accident while working at an agricultural shop. The death of his brother along with all of the negativity he felt in Dyess made him search for an escape. He began to take long walks at night while humming music, and he decided music would take him through all of his dark places. Cash attended Dyess High School, and after

An Ending to Johnny Cash’s Life and Career Johnny Cash, The Man in Black was a legendary singer and songwriter of country, rock, blues, folk, and gospel. “He was a deeply religious man, who loved Jesus and the Bible” (Tomlinson). His musical career stretched roughly from 1954 to his death in 2003. Throughout his life he faced many of his inner demons and hardships with his music, and the word of god. One of his final songs recorded in 2002 “The Man Comes Around” is perhaps his greatest song and