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More proof of Johnny Cash's enduring legend is on the way as plans to celebrate what would have been the American icon's 80th birthday unfold later this month and year. Here is a look at the singer whose appeal remains as high as ever more than eight years after his death. Read the story here. -
Johnny Cash in front of Folsom Prison's east gate was taken just before he entered the prison for his famous Jan. 13, 1968 concert. The photo is now featured on enlargements for sale at the Folsom -
June Carter and Johnny Cash walk at Folsom Prison before a concert on Jan. 13, 1968. The museum at the prison is now selling photos from the event. -
The late country music legend Johnny Cash is shown with his wife, the late June Carter Cash, in their Hendersonville, Tenn. home in this 1999 file photo. -
Johnny Cash performs for Folsom Prison inmates Jan. 13, 1968. -
In a 1999 file photo, the late country music legend Johnny Cash is shown at his Hendersonville, Tenn. home. Cash would have turned 80 on Feb. 26. His family will attend the groundbreaking at the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home Project in Dyess, Ark., a museum will open in Nashville later this year and three documentaries are in the works. -
Johnny Cash circa 1960 in White Plains, New York. -
Johnny Cash, his wife June and his troupe of entertainers performed for about 900 inmates at the Cummins Prison on April 11, 1969. -
Johnny Cash, 1959. -
Johnny Cash, 1965. -
Johnny Cash sings and plays guitar on stage circa 1960 in White Plains, New York. -
BM-2 June Carter and Johnny Cash, 1964. Courtesy of: The Bill Miller Collection TM and © 2005 Twentieth Century Fox. All Rights Reserved. Not for sale or duplication. -
Johnny Cash with June Carter -
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Johnny Cash poses at the gates to Folsom Prison before his concert there on Jan. 13, 1968. The prison museum is now selling photos from the event.
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