"Famous Original Hits", 25 Great Country Music Artists

 
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Album & Cover with Johnny Cash and Lefty Frizell
"Famous Original Hits", 25 Great Country Music Artists
Album & Cover with Johnny Cash and Lefty Frizell
Album & Cover with Johnny Cash and Lefty Frizell

"Famous Original Hits", 25 Great Country Music Artists

Object number2002.029.22
Dateca 1955-1965
Mediumpaper, ink
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (31.8 x 31.8 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
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    DescriptionCountry music LP with small black and white photos and names of 25 artists whose songs are on the album. The photos background in all 25 is off-white, while the background that the photos are displayed on is black. Two of the artists have Arkansas ties, namely, Johnny Cash and Lefty Frizell. The lettering on the front cover is in red, white, black, and blue. The back cover is white with the artists and song titles along with album history in black, blue, red, and brown lettering.

    Johnny Cash was born John R. Cash on February 26, 1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas and raised in Dyess, Arkansas. Nicknamed “The Man in Black”, he was a singer/songwriter, actor and author (writing two autobiographies). He acted in both movies and television (including his own variety show, The Johnny Cash Show). Cash died September 12, 2003.

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