 Johnny Cash was born in Kingsland, Arkansas back in 1932 and spent his early childhood in the tiny rural town of Dias. His family lived in government-built housing as a part of an agricultural re-settlement community during the Great Depression. The Cash family worked along days in the cotton fields just trying to get by. When Johnny was just 12 years old, he was out working and singing along with the other laborers. This is where his love for music was born, and the rest is history. He went on to become one of the most influential artists ever. Cash joined the Air Force in 1950 and ended up stationed in Germany, where he bought his very first guitar and wrote early songs like Fulsome Prison Blues during his free time on bass.