8914 Tags
johnny cash
2 Articles

PRINT “BYE” - The FBI’s investigation into Johnny Cash’s BASIC threats
by
JPat Brown
As we mentioned in our earlier write up, the FBI’s files on outlaw icon Johnny Cash are surprisingly tame. Well, once you get past that part where he burned down a national forest. After that youthful indiscretion, the file consists mainly of investigations into various death threats the House of Cash received over the decades - including one that stands out due to the odd choice of medium, and the even odder investigation.

Johnny Cash once burnt down a national forest, and other stories from his FBI file
The FBI file on outlaw icon Johnny Cash spans the years between 1969 and 1982, capturing the transition from his dark, drug-fueled days (and the associated property damage that came with it) to a concerned parent worried about anonymous threats against his family.