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[My mother] called [my voice] the gift.

Johnny Cash

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Johnny Cash
Age: 71 †
Born: 1932
Born: February 26
Died: 2003
Died: September 12
Actor
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Mandolinist
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Singer
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John R. Cash
J. R. Cash
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