Northeast Arkansas native Johnny Cash brought his own style to Rock 'n' Roll Highway 67. His music was more country than rock, but he produced an innovative sound that enthralled fans for over five decades. Most of his shows along Rock 'n' Roll Highway 67 were at venues such as the high schools in Swifton and Bono, because his religious upbringing led him to avoid nightclub performances. He did make an exception in Jackson County, however, when he was convinced to take the stage before Elvis Presley at Bob King's Capri Club, earning $20 for the gig. Cash grew up in a government farming colony near Dyess, Ark., where he worked the cotton fields with his family and listened to the country music of his day. His fascination with the music, coupled with his distinctive voice, proved to be his ticket out of the fields. After a stint in the Air Force, he was living in Memphis and persisted upon Sam Phillips to give him an audition at Sun Records. Phillips signed him, and he soon hit the charts with songs like "Cry! Cry! Cry!," "Folsom Prison Blues," and "I Walk the Line." He also delved into rockabilly with tunes like "Ballad of a Teenage Queen," but his big hits continued to be country songs. After leaving Sun in 1958, he continued to record legendary hits, including "Ring of Fire," "Tennessee Flat Top Box," and "Sunday Morning Coming Down." He also scored a huge hit, "Jackson," with June Carter, who would later become his wife. He enjoyed a popular resurgence late in life with a series of albums called American Recordings, ending his career where it started, on an independent label. Songs such as "Dehlia's Gone," "Hurt," and "God's Gonna Cut You Down" introduced Johnny Cash to a whole new generation of fans.