Great dynasties of the world: The Cash/Carters

Ian Sansom on the country music giants and their offspringHe was a self-made man, born into a poor sharecropping family in Arkansas in 1932. According to his biographer, Steve Turner, he became "a friend and an inspiration to prisoners and presidents – respected and beloved the world over for his courage, his integrity, and his genuine love from his fellow man". He had big shoulders, and narrow hips, and the face of a fallen angel. He hosted his own ABC prime-time TV show. He starred with Kirk...

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