Johnny Cash becomes first musician with statue at U.S. Capitol

Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A statue of Johnny Cash was unveiled Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., as the late singer became the first musician to be honored with a bronze likeness in National Statuary Hall.

Lawmakers and family members spoke of Cash's legacy, as the United States Air Force band performed his hit "I Walk the Line," at Tuesday's hour-long ceremony inside Emancipation Hall.

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