Johnny Cash: The Gospel According to J.C.
Mick Farren, NME, 4 October 1975
IF I'D never heard of Johnny Cash and someone came up and described him to me, I can't think of any other entertainer, short of Bob Hope maybe, who on the surface would seem more likely to alienate me.
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