Ku ya 26 Gashyantare 1932, isi yakiriye Johnny Cash, umugabo wabaye umwe mu bahanzi bakomeye mu mateka. Nijwi rye ryimbitse, umwuka wigomeke, namagambo akomeye, Cash yarenze injyana, ihuza igihugu, urutare, rubanda, nubutumwa bwiza mumuziki ujyanye n’igihe.

Ibigwi bye nti wabivuga ngo ubirangize uretse indirimbo zamenyekanye gusa – yari umwanditsi w’inkuru, nibindi bigira aho bihurira n’imyidagaduro.

Ubuzima bwambere & Guhaguruka Kuba Icyamamare
Yavutse J.R. Cash i Kingsland, muri Arkansas, mugihe cy’ihungabana rikomeye, ubuzima bwa Cash bwaranzwe n’ubukene n’ingorane. Urupfu rubabaje rwa mukuru we Jack rwamugizeho ingaruka zikomeye, bituma insanganyamatsiko yo gucungurwa, urugamba, no kwizera umuziki we.

Nyuma yo gukorera mu kirere cyo muri Amerika, Cash yakurikiranye umuziki maze agirana amasezerano na Sun Records i Memphis – label imwe yatangije Elvis Presley na Jerry Lee Lewis. Intsinzi ye yaje mu 1955 hamwe na “Folsom Prison Blues”, ishyiraho ishusho ye itemewe.

zimwe mu ndirimbo zakunzwe kurusha izindi ndetse zikana mubera akabando k iminsi harimo:
1.”I Walk the Line” (1956) – His first No.1 hit, a promise of love and loyalty.
2.”Ring of Fire” (1963) – A song about the intensity of love, written by June Carter.
3.”Folsom Prison Blues” (1955, Live in 1968) – A rebellious anthem for prisoners and outcasts.
4.”Man in Black” (1971) – His personal protest song for the poor and voiceless.
5.”Hurt” (2002) – A haunting farewell song that became a viral sensation.

Kurenga Umuziki: ibindi byaranze kandi uyu mugabo
Johnny Cash ntabwo yari umuhanzi gusa; yari ikimenyetso cyo kwigomeka no gucungurwa. Yakinnye cyane mu mfungwa muri gereza ya Folsom (1968) na San Quentin (1969), agaragariza impuhwe abibagiwe n’ababafunzwe.

Mu 1970, igihe Perezida Richard Nixon yamutumiraga muri White House, Cash yanze kuririmba indirimbo zishyigikira intambara ahubwo akora “Ukuri ni iki”, indirimbo inenga ruswa ya politiki n’intambara.

Kuba yarasuzuguye, kuba inyangamugayo, no kwizera byatumye ataba umucuranzi gusa – yabaye ikirangirire mu muco.

Imyaka Yanyuma & Umurage Uhoraho
Nubwo Cash yarwanyije ibiyobyabwenge ndetse no kurwana ku giti cye, ntabwo yigeze atakaza umuriro wa muzika. Mu myaka ya za 90 yagarutse hamwe na producer Rick Rubin byatumye amwe muri muzika ye mbisi kandi yuzuye amarangamutima.

Igifuniko cye cya “Hurt” (2002), cyanditswe na Nine Inch Nail, cyari igitekerezo kibabaje ku buzima, kwicuza, no gupfa. Yabaye imwe mumashusho yindirimbo zikomeye zigeze gukorwa.

Johnny Cash yitabye Imana ku ya 12 Nzeri 2003, hashize amezi make abuze umugore we yakundaga, Kamena Carter Cash. Nyamara, umuziki we ubaho, utera ibisekuruza abahanzi.

Impamvu Johnny Cash aracyafite akamaro muri iki gihe
Broke Yarenze imipaka yumuziki, ahuza igihugu, urutare, nubutumwa bwiza.
Stood Yaharaniraga ivugurura rya gereza, ubutabera, n’abakozi.
Proved Yerekanye ko umuziki uvuga ukuri, atari icyamamare gusa.

Kuri uyumunsi, 26 Gashyantare, twishimiye ubuzima numuziki byumugabo utarigeze agendera kumurongo – yarabyanditse.

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references

Books & Biographies:

• Cash, Johnny. Cash: The Autobiography. HarperCollins, 1997.
• Streissguth, Michael. Johnny Cash: The Biography. Da Capo Press, 2006.

Official Websites & Archives:

• The Johnny Cash Official Website: www.johnnycash.com
• Country Music Hall of Fame: www.countrymusichalloffame.org

News & Articles:

• The New York Times. “Johnny Cash, Country Music’s Outlaw Hero, Dies at 71.” Published September 12, 2003.
• Rolling Stone. “The 100 Greatest Artists: Johnny Cash.” Rolling Stone Magazine, 2004.

Documentaries & Films:

• Johnny Cash: American Rebel (2015) – A documentary on his life and music.
• Walk the Line (2005) – A biopic starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon.
• The Man in Black: Johnny Cash Story (1980) – A BBC documentary about his career.

Music & Performances:

• At Folsom Prison (1968) – Live album, Columbia Records.
• At San Quentin (1969) – Live album, Columbia Records.
• American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002) – Features his iconic “Hurt” cover.