New Monument of Johnny Cash Revealed on Capitol Hill: Symbolizes the Essence of America | Monument

Johnny Cash will likely be saying “Hello Out There” to myriad vacationers visiting the U.S. Capitol from now on – after congressional leaders acquired collectively to unveil a statue of the legendary musician.

Both Republican and Democratic leaders joined members of Cash’s household for the ceremony, which attracted lots of of different attendees on Tuesday.

The statue is the newest to be unveiled in the halls of Congress and the first of an expert musician – one thing House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., famous in his opening remarks.

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A statue of Johnny Cash was unveiled on Tuesday. (Getty Images)

“Johnny Cash is the perfect person to be honored in that way. He was a man who embodies the American spirit in a way that few could. He was an everyday man. He loved to fish, and he suffered the pain of loss. He was the son of southern farmers and of the Great Depression,” Johnson stated. “Americans related to Johnny Cash.”

He acknowledged that some individuals could surprise why Cash was being honored in the method of historic trailblazers, previous presidents and dignitaries.

“The answer is pretty simple. It’s because America is about more than laws and politics,” Johnson stated. “Johnny Cash gave a voice to the struggles of the people who were downtrodden and marginalized and who were too often forgotten.”

“When we forgot about the factory line worker, there was Johnny Cash singing about that fellow who built the car one piece at a time. When we had forgotten about our troops, there was Johnny Cash, the man in black, remembering the 100,000 who died for that [flag]. When we forgot about the Native American, there was Johnny Cash, reminding us of the petrified but justified Apache tears.”

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Speaker Mike Johnson holds up a photograph of Cash in his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana. (Getty Images)

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., famous in his personal remarks that music has lengthy been a component of American tradition.

“From the very beginning, in the DNA of this great country, artistic creativity has been recognized as incredibly important to our growth, our culture and to the American experiment,” Jeffries stated. “Throughout his life, he created a catalog of profoundly powerful works that cannot be ascribed to a single genre. At different times, he was country, blues, rock and roll and gospel.”

“At all times, Johnny Cash was uniquely American. He was a trailblazing, transformational and trend-setting figure.”

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Cash’s family participated in the ceremony as nicely – Adm. Carey Cash, a chaplain and the musician’s great-nephew, delivered the opening prayer.

The statue reveals Cash with a guitar on his again and a Bible in hand. His is one of three statues at the Capitol holding the Bible, one other being Billy Graham's.

The prime Democrat and Republican in the House of Representatives spoke at the occasion. (Getty Images)

Each state selects two statues to be represented in the halls of the U.S. Capitol.

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Arkansas’ state legislature voted in 2019 to exchange statues of two lesser-known figures with Cash and civil rights activist Daisy Bates. The latter statue debuted earlier this yr.

The Cash statue was created by Little Rock artist Kevin Kresse.

It’s a nod to Cash’s personal roots, rising up in Dyess, Arkansas, on a cotton farm earlier than going on to turn into one of the best-selling musical artists in historical past.