In Them Old Cotton Fields Back Home: A Trip To Johnny Cash's Dyess

Arkansas Public Media | By Ann Kenda

Published October 24, 2018 at 11:34 AM CDT

The recent Johnny Cash Heritage Festival in Dyess has reneweed interest in the musical legend's childhood.

In this new video from Arkansas Public Media, we take a look inside the agricultural resettlement home in rural Dyess where Johnny, then known as J.R., lived with his parents and six siblings after the Great Depression.

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Ann Kenda

Ann Kenda joined Arkansas Public Media in January 2017 from Sudbury, Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Syracuse University and previously worked in public radio, commercial radio and newspaper in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She focuses on health, justice, education and energy as part of the Arkansas Public Media team. Her stories can be found on the airwaves, ArkansasPublicMedia.org and social media.

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