The 2.4 meter tall statue will be the first professional musician to be placed in the US Capitol – Johnny Cash died aged 71 in 2003 from complications of diabetes.
THE Johnny Cash is to be honored with a statue of him to be erected at US Capitol next month, announced the president of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson and the House Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries.
The statue created by the sculptor Kevin Kresse is 2.4 meters tall and will be the first professional musician to be placed in the US Capitol, according to Rolling Stone.
The statue depicting the legendary singer-songwriter with a guitar slung across his back and a Bible in hand will be unveiled on September 24 at Emancipation Hall of the Capitol.
THE Johnny Cash was born in Arkansas, as was Daisy Batesa civil rights activist whose statue was placed on Capitol Hill in May.
Statues of Cash and Bates replaced those depicting him Yuria Rose 19th century lawyer and the James P. Clark former US governor and senator in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Both statues drew criticism, especially for the racist comments Clark made calling for the Democratic Party to maintain “white standards.”
Johnny Cash has sold 90 million records worldwide covering the music genres of country, blues, rock and gospel.
He died aged 71 in 2003 from complications of diabetes.
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