Archive photo of the day
Johnny Cash in Germany, 1959
Stars and Stripes
June 27, 2023
(Ernie Weatherall/Stars and Stripes)
Frankfurt, Germany, Sept. 22, 1959: Johhny Cash, music star and Air Force veteran, visits the AFN radio studio. The singer took over as guest disc jockey on AFN’s Hillbilly Reveille on the Sept. 25, 1959, broadcast. The morning show was the singer’s favorite when he was stationed in Landsberg for three years.
Check out the original 1959 article on Cash’s visit here.
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