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You always have .. and you always will .. set the standards in Country Music ...

- Kenny Rogers

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Indeed, you have gladdened the ears, hearts and minds of audiences the world over. Your musical talents are legendary and your accomplishments span the entire spectrum of the entertainment industry. We also know you as a charitable and kindhearted man who, by sharing your most personal experiences, inspired millions to regain faith, to keep heart and to "Walk the Line."

- Ronald Reagan

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We love your great music and style. We are most grateful for your friendship, which we treasure.

- Gerald & Betty Ford

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What you have done for Country Music and new talent in Country Music is unbelievable! I can't tell you how much you mean to all of us. You're one of a kind! There will never be another!

- Tammy Wynette

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Yours is truly the voice of America, as rich and strong as our nation itself.

- Richard Nixon

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As one of today's most versatile performers, you have touched the lives of many people over the years. You serve as an outstanding example for aspiring artists.

- Jimmy Carter

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You've been our inspiration for over 35 years. KEEP ON INSPIRING!

- Hank Williams, Jr.

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You have always been a good and loving friend, not only to me, but to all the people you have touched with your goodness and honesty.

- Elizabeth Taylor

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Johnny Cash, he's like President Lincoln or somethin'. I was in the prison band when I first saw him in San Quentin, I was impressed with his ability to take five thousand convicts steal the show away from a bunch of strippers. That's pretty hard to do.

- Merle Haggard

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We learned more from Johnny Cash than you can learn from any other one single person. It was our higher education in the music business.

- Harold Reid, of The Statler Brothers

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Johnny Cash is the reason I play country music. He was different. Cash was bigger than life. He knows how to fill up a room. Elvis Presley had it. Bob Dylan has it. Geronimo probably had it. Jesus Christ had it. Johnny Cash has it.

- Marty Stuart

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When I first met him, I was probably twelve or thirteen years old. He was just pilled to the gills, doped up and hyper and had all that nervous energy, but even still, he had that charm, that magic. I had never really known what true sex appeal really was, bein' a young girl, and I guess I had raging hormones at the time. I don't know how much is to Johnny's credit and how much was to my just bein' horny, but when I first came to Nashville, I saw Johnny Cash on stage, and I felt everything in the world that a girl could feel.

- Dolly Parton

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Well, he's sort of like the Father of Our Country, maybe God? John is a great person. He's got a big heart.

- Kris Kristofferson

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"He is the most influential living singer in the history of country music. Merle Haggard is the keeper of the flame. Cash built the fire."

-Ralph Emery

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