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“It's important to realize that everybody who went into country music, and most everybody who went into rock and roll in the '50s, they had no more goal than a hit on the jukebox. Johnny Cash from the very beginning had a goal that he wanted to make music that lifted people's spirits.”

Quote by Robert Hilburn

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Robert Hilburn is a renowned music critic, born on September 25, 1939. He has had a career spanning over fifty years in the field of music criticism, known for his in-depth analysis and insightful perspectives. more

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