Johnny Cash house turned into a museum

The home where Johnny Cash grew up is being restored and turned into a museum.

The property in Dyess, Arkansas has been bought by the State University and will be made into a museum dedicated to the star with money raised by The Johnny Cash Music Festival.

The inaugural festival, to be held at the university on August 4, will include performances by members of Johnny’s family including his eldest daughter Rosanne, brother Tommy and sonJohn Carter Cash with his wife Laura.

“The rich gumbo dirt here made his spirit strong,” said John Carter Cash. “His music came from here, as well as his faith and his family. He learned to work hard early in life.

“What a blessing this festival will be. I look forward to being a part of the show. I see the restoration at Dyess, as being a museum of the American spirit. People recognise the authenticity of Daddy’s music, and it touched their hearts. He was genuine, and his life was an open book.”

Johnny’s family moved to a cotton picking farm in Dyess when he was three and left to join the air force in 1951. He passed away in 2003 at his home in Nashville from complications related to diabetes.